“祖”源考证：从埃及金字塔到中国古庙塔(Textual Research on the Origin of Chinese Character "Zu(祖)": from Egyptian Pyramids to Chinese Ancient Temple Towers)

Abstract

Abstract: This paper makes a comparative textual research on three aspects of pictogram, phonogram and ideogram of Chinese character Qie(且) and Zu(祖). We discovered that the pyramid of Sumer and ancient Egypt is the pictographic prototype of the Chinese character Qie(且). The combination of two hieroglyphs of chisel and pyramid in ancient Egypt is the literal prototype of the Chinese character Zu(祖) , which has the meaning of ancestor. This paper also reveals the difference between Qie(且) and Zu(祖). This research shows there is a correlated relationship between Chinese Cathaysian ancestors and ancient Egypt. 摘要：本文从形、音、意三方面对“且”和“祖”的象形原型和文字原型进行比较考释，发现苏美尔和古埃及的金字塔，可能正是汉字“且”字的象形原型。古埃及的凿子和金字塔符号组合，正是“祖”字的文字原型，有祖先之含义。从而也揭示了“且”和“祖”字的内在联系与区别。