A Preliminary Study of the Qin Period Inscribed Slips from Liye

Chinese Archaeology On June 3rd, 2002, the No. 1 well of the city-site at Liye 里耶 in Longshan龙山 County, Hunan湖南, began to yield inscribed slips, which was followed by the discovery of voluminous inscribed slips and tablets in the same well. The finds total as many as about 36,000 pieces according to estimation. In the present paper, I would like to deal with some problems on them so as to evoke further research and discussion.