An analytical study of Chu scripts discovered atGuodian = ????????

by Liang, Liyong

(Uncorrected OCR) Abstract of thesis entitled An Analytical Study of Chu Scripts Discovered at Guodian Submitted by LIANG Liyong for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in December 2003 In October 1993, a voluminous corpus of Ancient Chu Bamboo Slips totaling eight hundred and four pieces carrying thirteen thousand Chinese characters was unearthed at Guodian Village mtf, Jingmen City MfW, Hubei Province. These texts fall into two categories: Daoist works and Confucianist works. The Daoist works comprise four passages, three of which are found in different versions of Laozi %? and one in ?aiyi sheng shui?; -?. The Confucianist works consist of ten chapters: ?i yi?Bibliographical Information: