新加坡石:记录一块未破译的巨石的起源、破坏、旅程和遗产

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Kelvin Cahya Yap, Tony (Wenyao) Jiao, Francesco Perono Cacciafoco
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新加坡石是一块巨大的巨石,矗立在新加坡河口,上面有一块褪色的铭文,这是本地和外国古物学家和其他爱好者感兴趣的地方,因为没有一个本地人或外国人能破译它的舌头的意思。不幸的是,1848年,东印度公司的工程师在拓宽河口工程中炸毁了这块石头。只有四个碎片被保存了下来;这些被送到加尔各答的孟加拉亚洲协会,后来被印度博物馆保管。今天,只剩下一个碎片,于1919年归还新加坡,目前陈列在新加坡国家博物馆。在过去的一个半世纪里,人们对丢失的碎片的命运和碎片上的神秘铭文产生了极大的兴趣。有各种各样的破译魔法石的尝试,有各种各样的解释和语言。本研究论文汇编并记录了碎片的物理旅程和各种破译它们的尝试,旨在全面详细介绍石头的起源和从它的建立到它现在的住所的旅程,同时对过去的破译尝试和这项工作的未来进行分析。
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The Singapore Stone: Documenting the Origins, Destruction, Journey and Legacy of an Undeciphered Stone Monolith
The Singapore Stone was a large monolith present at the mouth of the Singapore River, clad with a faded inscription that was a point of interest for local and foreign antiquarians and other enthusiasts, as no person—native or otherwise—could decipher the meaning of its tongue. Tragically, the stone was blasted in 1848 by East India Company engineers as part of works to widen the mouth of the river. Only four fragments were saved; these were sent to Calcutta’s Asiatic Society of Bengal and later placed in the custody of the Indian Museum. Today, only one fragment remains, which was returned to Singapore in 1919 and at present is displayed in the National Museum of Singapore. Over the past century and a half, there has been great interest in the fate of the lost fragments and in the mysterious inscription that the fragments hold. There have been various attempts at deciphering the Stone, with a variety of suggested interpretations and languages. This research paper compiles and documents both the physical journey of the fragments and the various attempts at deciphering them, aiming to comprehensively detail the Stone’s origins and journey from its erection to its present residence while providing an analysis of the past attempts at decipherment and the future of this effort.
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