File:Tangut burn horses pass.jpg
Summary
Bronze two-part pass (paizi) with four character inscription in the Tangut script inlaid in silver. Western Xia (1038-1227). The inscription means "By imperial command, a pass to burn the horses" (i.e. to ride with great urgency) (translated as 敕燃馬牌 in Chinese). Four Tangut characters reading top-to-bottom right-to-left: L2806 "command, order, edict", L5185 "to burn, catch fire", L0764 "horse", L3697"paizi" [Li Fanwen, Xia-Han Zidian 2008]. At the bottom of the left half and top of the right half is a faint seal script form character "Imperial command" (same as first character of main inscription).
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| current | 04:49, 14 January 2017 | | 2,156 × 1,237 (471 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | Bronze two-part pass (<i>paizi</i>) with four character inscription in the Tangut script inlaid in silver. Western Xia (1038-1227). The inscription means "By imperial command, a pass to burn the horses" (i.e. to ride with great urgency) (translated as 敕燃馬牌 in Chinese). Four Tangut characters reading top-to-bottom right-to-left: L2806 "command, order, edict", L5185 "to burn, catch fire", L0764 "horse", L3697"paizi" [Li Fanwen, <i>Xia-Han Zidian</i> 2008]. At the bottom of the left half and top of the right half is a faint seal script form character "Imperial command" (same as first character of main inscription). |
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