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摘要
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Analysis of the oracular data newly discovered in the Shang era Huayuanzhuang site opens a fascinating window in the political and ritual activities of a prince previously unknown. He is identified as the prince Zai, the future king Zu Jia. These new data shed light of the pre-royal career of Zu Jia, and the nature and the mode of his relationship with the king Wu Ding, his father, and Lady Hao, his mother. This article also examines the difficult accession to royal power of Zu Jia in a context of political crisis. It studies and clarifies some of the steps leading to the selection of royal princes as heirs to royal power. Finally, this article examines the importance of the relationship between those princes and their mothers in the specific context of royal polygamy.
對於商代殷墟花園莊遺址的新發現所做的資料分析，開啟了一扇迷人的窗，讓人們認識到一位過往鮮為人知的王子的政治和儀式活動。 他就是太子載，也是未來的國王祖甲。這些新的資料揭示了祖甲的王室生涯，以及他與其父親武丁王及其母親婦好之間的關係和其性質與方式。本文檢視了在其政治危機的背景下，祖嘉繼承皇權的困難之處，亦研究並闡明了皇室王子成為王室繼承人的步驟。本文最後考察了在王室一夫多妻的特定背景下，這些王子與其母親之間的關係的重要性。 |