An annotated translation of the Ch’in legal and administrative rules of the 3rd century B.C. discovered in Yun-meng Prefecture, Hu-pei PROVINCE, in 1975
by
A.F.P.HULSEWE(何四维)
LEIDEN
E.J.BRILL
1985
CONTENTS
Preface VII
Introduction 1
Appendix 1: A brief survey of the Ch’in penal system 14
Appendix 2: Ch’in-Han weights and measures 19
Translation 21
Group A Eighteen Ch’in Statutes 21
1.Statutes on Agriculture (A1-A6) 21
2. Statutes on Stables and Parks (A7-A9) 26
3. Statutes on Granaries (A10-A35) 30
4. Statutes on Currency (A36-A50) 46
5. Statutes on Passes and Markets (A51) 56
6. Statutes on Artisans (A52-A57) 57
7. Statutes on Norms for Artisans (A58-A60) 61
8. Statutes on Equalizing Artisans (A61-A63) 62
9. Statutes on Statute Labour (A64) 63
10. Statutes concerning the Controller of Works (A65-A78) 66
11. Statutes concerning the Establishment of Officials (A79-A81) 76
12. Statutes concerning Checking (A82-A89) 78
13. Statutes concerning Aristocratic Rank bestowed for Military Action (A90-A91) 82
14. Statutes concerning Rations for Holders of Passports (A92-A94) 83
15. Statutes concerning the Forwarding of Documents (A95-A96) 85
16. Statutes concerning the Minister of Finance; miscellaneous (A97-A107) 86
17. Statutes concerning the Commandant; miscellaneous (A108-A109) 90
18. Statutes concerning the Dependent States (A110) 91
Group B Statutes concerning Checking (B1-B39) 93
Group C Miscellaneous Excerpts from Ch’in Statutes (C1-C25) 102
Group D Answers to Questions concerning Ch’in Statutes (D1-D190) 120
Group E Models for Sealing and Investigating (E1-E25) 183
Group F Statutes from the State of Wei (F1-F2) 208
Group G An early Ch’in Statute on Agriculture (G1) 211
ALPHABETIGAL LIST OF THE CHINESE TITLES OF THE CH’IN STATUTES 216
BrBLIOGRAPHY AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 217
INDEX OF SUBJECTS AND TERMS 230
INDEX OF LOAN CHARACTERS 241
FINDING LIST 243
Addenda et Corrigenda 244