Eta Funayama Sword

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Eta Funayama Sword, also known as Eta Funayama Kofun Iron Sword (江田船山古墳鉄剣 Eta Funayama Kofun Tekken) in Japan is an ancient iron sword excavated in Eta Funayama kofun in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The inscription on the blade shows the era of Emperor Yūryaku in the 5th century.

[edit] Inscription

The original Chinese text is;

治天下獲□□□鹵大王、奉□典曹人□弖、八月中、用大錡併四尺□刀、八十練六十□刀、服此刀者長寿、子孫注ゝ得三恩也、不失其所統、作刀者名伊太□、書者張安也

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