New Translations of Some Tangut Words
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22134652 |
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| Authors | Peipei Wang (0000-0001-7316-9999, North Minzu University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1S |
| Pages | 124-135 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Written Monuments of the Orient (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2410-0145 |
| Publisher | Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • RU) |
| DOI | 10.55512/wmo595720 |
| OpenAlex | W4389789048 |
| Language | EN |
Some important documents, such as the Tangut legal texts “Revised and Newly Approved Code of the Heavenly Prosperity Reign (1149–1168)” (Tiansheng lüling) and “New Laws of the Pig Year” (Hainian xinfa), are not fully clarified. One reason is that some Tangut words cannot be understood correctly. The main key to finding exact meanings of Tangut words are translations of Chinese classics. In this paper it is shown how using the Tangut translation of a Chinese leishu, “Forest of Categories” (Lei lin), and finding correct interpretations of nine words results in reasonable translations of legal provisions
Art · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Prosperity · Reign · Computer Science · History · Law · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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