<p>the text in seal script is “</p>
<p>公公上荊衛大</p>
<p>墓阿柱州大唐</p>
<p>誌史國大將故</p>
<p>之那薛都軍右</p>
<p>銘貞國督贈驍</p>
<p>“</p>
<p>read it as “大唐故右驍衛大將軍贈荊州大都督上柱國薛國公阿史那貞公墓誌之銘”</p>
<p>the owner surname is 阿史那 “asena”, given name “忠”, posthumous name “貞”</p>
<p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E9%98%BF%E5%8F%B2%E9%82%A3%E5%BF%A0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E9%98%BF%E5%8F%B2%E9%82%A3%E5%BF%A0</a></p>
<p>have fun :)</p>

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Thanks a lot for your useful answer! Kind regards 
Pierre
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/BOsjU7kz.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/BOsjU7kz.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a>Dear all, I recently bought this painting and I would be keen to understand the meaning of the painted signs. Can anyone please help? Thanks a lot.</p>

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Need help for translating old signs
# Need help for translating old signs

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-09-14)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/BOsjU7kz.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/BOsjU7kz.jpg)Dear all, I recently bought this painting and I would be keen to understand the meaning of the painted signs. Can anyone please help? Thanks a lot.

**Tags:** translation, meaning, old-chinese


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-09-14. Score: 4

the text in seal script is “

公公上荊衛大

墓阿柱州大唐

誌史國大將故

之那薛都軍右

銘貞國督贈驍

“

read it as “大唐故右驍衛大將軍贈荊州大都督上柱國薛國公阿史那貞公墓誌之銘”

the owner surname is 阿史那 “asena”, given name “忠”, posthumous name “貞”

<https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hant/%E9%98%BF%E5%8F%B2%E9%82%A3%E5%BF%A0>

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks a lot for your useful answer! Kind regards   

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