方鼎

晋侯墓地M114出土的叔矢方鼎，铭文记载周王在成周举行盛大祷祀，并于祀后召见群臣。

The tripod unearthed from M114 at the royal tomb of Marquis of Jin bears an inscription relating that the king of Zhou offered a big sacrifice at Chengzhou , and thereafter met with his ministers .

一公斤，亦即两磅方鼎重达875公斤。

A kilo , or two pounds The whole ding weighs 875 kilograms .

方鼎重达875公斤。

The whole ding weighs 875 kilograms .

方鼎重达875公斤。对方不重视我方的警告。

The whole ding weighs 875 kilograms . The other side paid no attention to our warning .

方鼎通常被认为是只有高等级贵族才能使用的礼器，其地位和意义丝毫不逊色于圆鼎。

The ding square tripot is usually considered as the ritual which only the high grade noble can use .

方鼎重达875公斤。安静山侯爵是当时一个大名鼎鼎的保王党。

The whole ding weighs 875 kilograms . The Marquis de Montcalm was at that time a celebrated royalist .

大牛：哎，都说这司母戊大方鼎是目前世界上出土最重的青铜器。

Well , this huge square bronze cauldron is said to be the heaviest bronze object ever unearthed in the world .

据考古专家考证，商王铸造这尊司母戊大方鼎是为了纪念自己的母亲。

According to the archeologists , the King of the Shang Dynasty had the Simuwu Rectangle Ding made to commemorate his mother .

这件被称为司母戊大方鼎的四足方鼎出土后，因为又大又重，一时无法搬运。

This four-legged ding known as the Simuwu Rectangle Ding was so big and heavy that it could not be moved after it was unearthed .

商朝以来传统鼎的形制中，只有方鼎为平底，如商代著名的司母戊大方鼎。

Of all the traditional cauldrons ( ding ) since the Shang Dynasty , only rectangular cauldrons , such as the famous Simuwu tetrapod of the Shang Dynasty , have flat bottoms .

最终，把握方鼎所代表的社会历史文化和价值内涵，了解方鼎的起源、发展演变、消亡的过程以及文化变迁的轨迹。

Finally , it grasps the social historical and cultural connotation of the Ding Square Tripot , understanding the process and culture change of the Ding Square Tripot from origin to development and evolution , until dying out .

至于为数不少的方鼎究竟在商周社会中扮演着怎样的角色和地位，又是以怎样的形态、造型在不同时期不同地区存在、发展、演变？

As for the number of the Ding Square Tripot exactly plays what role and status in the Shang and Zhou society , existing , developing and evolving in what form and shape in the different time and the different area ?