薳子受编钟和编镈出土以后,其铭文释读以及年代一直存有争议。铭文中“叁月=唯戊申,亡作昧爽”一句是争论的焦点。“亡作”从语意上看应是记录时间的词语,应当读为“荒落”即《尔雅·释天》“太岁在巳曰大荒落”中“大荒落”的简称,表示的是太岁纪年。根据太岁运行周期的规律以及铭文中其他有关作器时间的信息,可以准确推断出薳子受铜器的制作年代是公元前546年,从而能够进一步证明楚国当时使用的历法是建丑。薳子受铜器铭文的释读以及年代的确定,对春秋铜器断代以及历法研究有重要价值。 Prodigal son by the chime and compiled unearthed later, the inscription read and the era has been controversial. Inscription in the “month = only Wushen, cool for the deceased ” sentence is the focus of controversy. From the semantic point of view should be recorded time words, should be read as “Lost ” that is, “Er Ya release day” “ ”Short, said is too old age. According to the laws of the Tai-year-old running cycle and other inscriptions about the time of the making, it can be accurately deduced that the bronze ware was manufactured in 546 BC, which can further prove that the calendar used by the Chu Kingdom at that time was an ugly one. Prickly heat by the interpretation of bronze inscriptions and the identification of the age, the Spring and Autumn bronze dating and calendar research has important value.