摘要
本文通过对新疆洛浦县比孜里墓地出土的彩绘木棺的绘画内容及随葬遗物的分析,认为彩棺具有浓郁的祆教文化因素.结合葬式葬俗、历史文献、遗传DNA等方面综合判断,墓主应是南北朝时期信仰祆教的于阗人.这批资料的发现,为汉唐时期塔里木盆地丧葬习俗、宗教信仰、粟特人东渐、丝绸之路东西文化交流传播等方面问题的研究,提供了新的实物资料,具有重要的意义.
Abstract
This article suggests that the mural painted coffin from the Bizili cemetery in Luopou County,Xinjiang,demonstrates a strong connection with Zoroastrian cultural characteristics,based on the contents of the murals and other associated burial goods.In juxtaposing with analysis of multiple aspects,including burial customs,historical texts,and genetic DNA studies,the author speculates that the owner of the tomb may have been an ancient Khotan who believed in Zoroastianism during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.The discovery of these materials has provided new material evidence for further research on funeral customs,religious beliefs,the eastward spread of the Sogdians,the cultural exchange and communication along the Silk Road between the East and the West from Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty.