Inscriptions on Early Dynastic ‘oil labels’ that refer to events have long been thought to contain a ‘year-name’ that dated the oil. During the last two decades, new evidence has become available which suggests that such events referred to what had been characteristic for the regnal period of a deceased king rather than for a specific year. The labels were funerary-ceremonial rather than administrative artefacts. In addition, it can now be argued that they were balm labels rather than oil labels. Moreover, high officials of the Early Dynastic court appear to have used the labels increasingly to record their own activities in providing the precious balm.

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对早期王朝所谓“年”标签的新解释。“香膏标签”与国王记忆的保存

长期以来，人们一直认为早期王朝“油标”上提及事件的铭文包含标明油品日期的“年份名称”。在过去的二十年里，新的证据表明这些事件指的是已故国王在位期间的特征，而不是特定年份。这些标签是丧葬仪式而不是行政文物。此外，现在可以说它们是香脂标签而不是油标签。此外，早期朝廷的高级官员似乎越来越多地使用标签来记录他们提供珍贵香膏的活动。