Tomb of the Sleeping Tiger of Qin Dynasty (English: Shuì hǔ dì Qín mù)

Japanese: 睡虎地秦墓 - すいこちしんぼ（英語表記）Shuì hǔ dì Qín mù

A group of Qin dynasty tombs discovered in Hubei Province, China. In November 1975, a group of Qin dynasty tombs were discovered during sewerage construction work in Suihu, Yunmeng County, Hubei Province, and excavations were carried out from December of that year to January of the following year. As a result, 12 tombs were excavated and many grave goods were obtained (see the Yunmeng entry). The grave goods included 387 pieces of utensils made from lacquer, copper, iron, ceramics, bamboo, and wood, including stationery, as well as over 1,100 bamboo slips (Yunmeng Qin slips) written in clerical script, found in the coffin of Tomb No. 11.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，湖北省から発見された秦代の墓跡群。1975年11月湖北省雲夢（うんぼう）県睡虎地において下水道工事の際，秦代の墓が発見され，同年12月から翌年1月にかけて発掘調査が行われた。その結果，12座の墓を発掘し多くの副葬品を得た（〈雲夢〉の項目参照）。副葬品は，文房具をはじめ，漆，銅，鉄，陶，竹，木などで作った器物387点のほか，11号墓の棺の中から隷書で書かれた1100余枚の竹簡(雲夢秦簡)が発見された。

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