Onakatomi clan

Descendants of the ancient aristocrat Nakatomi who were in charge of Shinto deities. In the entry for June 19, 769, in the Shoku Nihongi, it is written that in prayers, the name is Oonakatomi, and that Nakatomi Ason Kiyomaro was appointed to the Shinto deities twice and served well, so an imperial decree was issued to bestow the surname Oonakatomi Ason. Kiyomaro's descendants inherited this title, while according to the entries for Nakatomi Kome and Oonakatomi Idoto in the Engihonkei, which is cited in the Nakatomi Family Genealogy, 515 people were given the title Oonakatomi. This clan has produced many Shinto deities, including the Minister of Shinto, the Minister of Shinto, and many poets.

[Jiro Iwamoto]

"The Nakatomi Ason Clan in the Nara Period" by Masato Takashima (Research on Clans in the Nara Period, 1983, Yoshikawa Kobunkan)

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神祇(じんぎ)をつかさどる古代貴族中臣氏の後裔。『続日本紀(しょくにほんぎ)』神護景雲(じんごけいうん)3年（769）6月19日条に、祝詞(のりと)には大中臣と言っており、また中臣朝臣(あそん)清麻呂(きよまろ)は2度神祇官に任じられてよく仕えた、よって大中臣朝臣と賜姓せよとの詔(みことのり)があるのに始まる。清麻呂の子孫がこれを継承する一方、『中臣氏系図』所引の「延喜本系(えんぎほんけい)」中臣許米(こめ)条と大中臣伊度人(いどと)条によると、515人が大中臣を賜っている。この氏から神祇伯(はく)・神祇大副(たいふ)や歌人群を輩出している。

［岩本次郎］

『高島正人著「奈良時代の中臣朝臣氏」（『奈良時代諸氏族の研究』1983・吉川弘文館）』

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