Nanzan Shinjo Monument

Japanese: 南山新城碑 - なんざんしんじょうひ

A general term for a group of small stone monuments from the Silla period discovered around Namsan near Gyeongju City, North Gyeongsang Province, Korea. Six have been discovered to date, and all are kept at the Gyeongju National Museum. They are made of granite, and the largest is about 121 cm high, 47 cm wide, and 10 cm thick. In the 13th year of the reign of King Jinpyeong of Silla (591), a new stone mountain fortress was constructed on Namsan, and the inscription that begins with "Namsan New Fortress Construction Session, 26th February, Xinhai Year" (Xinhai Year corresponds to 591) dates from this time. According to the inscription, the construction was carried out by conscripting engineers and laborers such as "takumi-shaku," "mun-shaku," and "seki-to-nin" from each village throughout the country, and at the start of the construction, each group swears to bear the blame if the wall they were responsible for collapses within three years.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

韓国，慶尚北道慶州市近くの南山の周辺で発見された新羅時代の小石碑群の総称。現在6個が発見されており，すべて国立慶州博物館に保管されている。材質は花コウ岩で，最も大きいもので高さ約121cm，幅47cm，厚さ約10cmである。新羅の真平王13年(591)に南山に石築の山城を新たに構築したが，〈辛亥年二月廿六日南山新城作節〉(辛亥年は591年に当たる)で始まる碑文はこのときのものである。碑文によれば，工事は全国の村落ごとに〈匠尺〉〈文尺〉〈石捉人〉などの技術者や人夫を徴発して進められ，各集団が負担した城壁が3年以内に崩れた場合には，担当集団はその罪をうけることが工事のはじめに誓わされている。

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