Sarumeuji - Sarumeuji

Japanese: 猿女氏 - さるめうじ

An ancient clan that offered women called Saru-me to serve at the requiem ceremony. It is said that their ancestor was Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, who led the descent of the heavenly grandson to earth. The Kōnin Shiki Preface states that Hieda no Are was a descendant of Ame-no-Uzume, so it is possible that they were related to the Wani clan, as were the Hieda clan. This can also be inferred from the fact that a Dajōkan document dated October 28, 813, quoted in the Ruiju Sandai Kaku, shows that Saru-me was offered as a tribute to the Nuidono-ryo by Ono no Ason (the inscription on the back of the Nishinomiya-ki expresses this as a tribute from the Saru-me clan).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鎮魂祭に奉仕する，猿女と呼ばれる女性を貢進した古代氏族。天孫降臨に際し，その先導となった天鈿女命（あめのうずめのみこと）を祖と伝える。〈弘仁私記序〉に，稗田阿礼（ひえだのあれ）を，天鈿女命の後裔と伝えているので，稗田氏と同様，和珥（わに）氏の同族であった可能性がある。それはまた，《類聚三代格》に引く弘仁4年(813)10月28日の太政官符に，猿女が，小野朝臣により縫殿寮に貢進されていた事実からも推測できる(《西宮記》の裏書では，それを猿女公氏からの貢進と表現している)。

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