경산 소월리 목간을 둘러싼 논점과 그 심층 검토

초록

This study provides a comprehensive examination of the Gyeongsan Sowol-ri five-sided Rod-shaped wooden tablet, addressing various interpretative challenges and analyzing its implications within a broader historical and cultural context. This study examines various issues surrounding the Gyeongsan Sowol-ri wooden tablet and analyzes its implications within a broad historical and cultural context. It reviews five years of existing research, organizing it chronologically to assess its progress. Furthermore, it compares previous interpretations and proposes a new reading of the text.The character previously read as 十 should be interpreted as 中, leading to the reading 畓中, which means "in the paddy field." Therefore, any interpretation based on 畓十 is not valid. Regarding upper field(上田) and lower field(下田), in addition to the grading theory, there is also a locational theory. However, based on various examples, these terms do not seem to indicate direction. Instead, they likely refer to the characteristics of the fields, such as high and dry, low and wet, conditions, or the fertility grade of the land, meaning they describe the attributes of the fields rather than their physical location. The administrative unit recorded on the wooden tablet appears to be Village(村). In Pit No. 76 (Formerly No. 107), the upper part of the pit was filled with objects deposited as part of a ritual process. The wooden tablet was first placed at the bottom, followed by a bundle of branches, and then a adz handle was positioned. After adding a layer of soil, a steamer and a human-faced openwork pottery were placed on top. The human-faced openwork pottery was used in a smoke-producing ritual. After the ceremony was completed, the objects were buried. There is a theory that the bundle of wood found next to the mokgan (wooden tablet) was a broom used as a handle. However, since the two were discovered separately, the likelihood of this theory is low. Another piece of evidence is that the broom of Shosoin was a symbolic object used during agricultural rituals of the Japanese king, intended to pray for abundance. Therefore, it cannot be seen as a tool to ward off evil. Referring to ancient Japanese brooms, they have also been found in archaeological sites related to daily life.It is also difficult to assert that the wooden must necessarily be paired with the bundle of wood.It is incorrect to interpret human-faced openwork pottery as ritual objects for water deities, Taoist deities, or for dispelling evil. Instead, they should be understood as being used in agricultural rituals dedicated to indigenous deities. The basis for the broom theory comes from the image stone of Han Dynasty, where a Western slave holding a broom and an axe is depicted. The slave in this image is a guardian deity of the tomb, and the broom, along with the axe, is a symbolic object used to drive away evil. n this regard, it is incorrect to interpret the broom used in agricultural fertility rituals as being used in ceremonies for dispelling evil. Observing the processing state of the groove at the lower part of the wooden tablet, it cannot be concluded that it was smoothed before the inscription was made.The ritual of the Soweol-ri wooden tablet is symbolic in that it illustrates a phase in which the state intervened and took the lead in what was originally a local indigenous ritual.

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