Interpretation And Research On Tangut Script "Hai Nian Xin Fa" Volume 16 And 17

The "Hai Man Xin Fa",unearthed in Khara-Khoto,is a statue in the later period of Tangut,which was accomplished before the forth year of GuangDing(1214).The ststue consists of seventeen volumes,chronicling various aspects of the social life in the later period of Tangut,which provides the most significant historical data for studies on related issues of Tangut.The thesis selects all of the Volume sixteenth and seventeenth as the object of the study,which is specifically divided into three steps.Firstly,the recording of Tangut script is completed,providing the academic field a Tangut version as accurate sa possible.Secondly,a preliminary interpretation of the Tangut version is carried out,whose main contents include the detailed collation of the two visions,the translation from Chinese into Tangut,the initial construction of the Chinese version and necessary annotations.Thirdly,based on the preliminary interpretation of the Tangut version,several issues related to legal provisons are discussed,which are mainly considered with the understanding of Tangut "MoKan"as well as the changes of it in the later period of Tangut.