Imbe clan

Also written as Inbeshi. The clan name was responsible for the Imperial Court's rituals along with the Nakatomi clan. Their ancestor was Amenotama no Mikoto, and their main family was Takechi County, Yamato Province (currently near Imbe-cho, Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture), where they were in charge of Imbe as Shinabe. They are also found in Awa and Kii Provinces. Their Kabane (family name) was originally Obito, and in 680 (the 9th year of Emperor Tenmu's reign) they were granted Muraji, and in 684 they were granted Sukune, and in 803 (the 22nd year of Enryaku) they changed their name to Saibe. They were responsible for the construction of palaces, the coordination of ritual implements, practical matters such as the offering of offerings (hanpei) and sacred seals (mirrors and swords), and the presentation of prayers (collected in the Engishiki) for the Oto no Hogai and Mikado Hogai festivals. During the Nara period, they were appointed as Hohei-shi (officials of offerings) to Ise Grand Shrine along with the Nakatomi clan, but due to the influence of the Nakatomi clan, they were no longer appointed. The details of the events that took place during this time are found in the Kogoshuui by Inbe no Hironari.

[Nishinomiya Hidenori]

"Ueda Masaaki, 'Ancient Japanese State Study' (1968, Hanawa Shobo)" ▽ "Inoue Tatsuo, 'Ancient Kingship and Religious Tribes' (1980, Kashiwa Shobo)"

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斎部氏(いんべし)とも記す。中臣(なかとみ)氏とともに朝廷の祭祀(さいし)を担当した氏族名。天太玉命(あめのふとたまのみこと)を祖とし、本貫は大和国高市(たけち)郡（現、奈良県橿原市忌部町付近）で、品部(しなべ)としての忌部を管掌した。阿波・紀伊国ほかにも分布する。カバネ（姓）は古くは首(おびと)で、680年（天武天皇9）連(むらじ)を、684年宿禰(すくね)を授けられ、803年（延暦22）斎部氏と改めた。御殿の造営や祭祀具の調整、また班幣(はんぺい)・神璽(しんじ)（鏡・剣）奉上などの実務、大殿祭(おおとのほがい)・御門祭(みかどほがい)の祝詞(のりと)（『延喜式(えんぎしき)』所収）申上を行った。奈良時代、中臣氏とともに伊勢神宮への奉幣使(ほうへいし)に任命されたが、中臣氏の権勢に押され任命されなくなった。その間の経緯は斎部広成(いんべのひろなり)の『古語拾遺(こごしゅうい)』に詳しい。

［西宮秀紀］

『上田正昭著『日本古代国家論究』（1968・塙書房）』▽『井上辰雄著『古代王権と宗教的部民』（1980・柏書房）』

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