Edition & evidence
This is the corrected August working catalogue, not a final physical bibliography. Later September re-readings are presented separately in the GSS research dossier. Dating candidates, locations, interpretations, and unresolved readings are preserved as distinct evidence layers.
The English commentary accompanies the preserved Chinese record. Quoted historical wording and unidentified characters are retained; candidate readings remain provisional.
Working tags
Zhuang writing · Five-syllable lines · Multiple names · Two dates · Đại Nam address · Ritual talismans
Names and recorded roles
Lu Wanche (陆万車), with 號 (hao); Lu Wenlong (陆文隆) and Lu Yuyuan (陆玉元), also with 號, appear elsewhere.
Date as written
Begun on day 3 of the second month in Guangxu year 18; copying completed on day 20 of the eighth month in Guangxu's xinchou year (辛丑). 妙相 is retained in the original completion formula.
Dating candidates in the August edition
Begun in 1892; copying completed in 1901.
Dating rationale
Guangxu year 18 is 1892; Guangxu's xinchou year is 1901. The two complete dates form a nine-year span and should be recorded separately as commencement and completion events.
Confidence in the August edition
High; original characters and page layers still require checking.
Place formula as written
Written residence / offering formula: 大南国宣光省襄安府底定县东光总茂裔社同文（或奔）村管上德登小寨居住奉. It names Đại Nam, Tuyên Quang, Xiang'an prefecture, Để Định district, Dongguang canton, Maoyi commune, Tongwen (or Ben) village, and a smaller settlement recorded as 管上德登小寨. Smaller-unit readings remain provisional.
Historical geography and its limits
Provisional sequence: Đại Nam → Tuyên Quang province → Tương An / Tương Yên prefecture → Để Định district → Dongguang canton (东光总) → Maoyi commune (茂裔社) → Tongwen (or Ben) village [同文（或奔）村] → 管上德登小寨. Dates of 1892–1901 coexist with the older Tuyên Quang–Tương Yên formula, possibly indicating administrative memory, a copied formula, or different address and copying layers. Do not replace it with an address in the newer administrative system.
Textual features
Five-syllable Zhuang writing with ritual images / talismans. Commencement and completion dates and several names occur in the same volume.
Analysis in the August edition
Commencement in 1892 and completion in 1901 coexist with an older Tuyên Quang–Tương Yên address. This illustrates temporal layers and administrative memory moving at different rhythms—an observable temporal asymmetry, not cultural backwardness.
Evidence limits and unresolved readings
The named persons' precise roles, nine-year span, and retention of the older administrative formula all require page-layer and handwriting checks.
Original working transcription · Chinese source
Retained verbatim for comparison. This is the researcher’s transcription, not a verified edition of the complete manuscript.
司恼公炎桥怜一本：陆万車号；光绪十八年二月初三日始，光绪辛丑年八月廿日妙相抄完笔；文中有别的人名：陆文隆号；陆玉元号；大南国宣光省襄安府底定县东光总茂裔社同文（或奔）村管上德登小寨居住奉；典型壮文写法，五言；偶有做法用的手绘图文或符文
Source: 壮族古籍喃字与越南关联资料整理 · 77条研究版 · 纠正版 · 20260820 · 20 August 2026 · Boge Xiao.
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