Found the grave of Nguyen Binh Khiem's ​​Process?

Many researchers believe that the remains of the ancient tomb were discovered in the village of Ha Dong, H.Vinh Bao, Hai Phong may be the condition of Nguyen Binh Khiem.

Scientific workshop on ancient tombs in Vinh Bao, Hai Phong organized by the Institute of Potential Research and Application of People and Vietnam Archaeological Association, took place yesterday (January 16) in Ha. Cabinet.

Premonition of the grave of a special person

The ancient tomb was discovered in April 2014 in the garden of Mrs. Bui Thi Hien. H.Vinh Bao villagers found a red painted wooden sarcophagus at a depth of 2m. When the lid is turned on, the inside of the cup remains intact. However, when moving the remains to a new clay pot, many bones crumbled themselves, the rest of the bones and some of the bones of the legs were crumbled. Local relatives buried the remains at the cemetery of the commune, while the wooden coffin was kept.

Mr. Le Trung Kien, an acquaintance of Bui Thi Hien, and teacher Ngo Van Hien (Vinh Bao, Hai Phong) captured the faces of the sarcophagus brought to the Han Nôm Calligraphy Le Thien Ly, Luong Bac Thought - a Chinese person, currently residing in Hai Phong and Pham Van Duyet - who is fluent in Chinese characters, recites the words on the plate. Although the words were fuzzy, but the people who understood Chinese and Han Nom characters were able to read the following verse: The price of all items / The state of the lodgement / The main course of mind / Long-distance vision / Rustic religious leader / middle school male. The last four words were written: "Dat - phong - long - ton". At that time, those who participated in the grave analysis and reading the words on the hunched palate could be the grave of a special character. Because, the words that are read on the paper coincide with many data about Nguyen Binh Khiem , whose name is Nguyen Van Dat , and the folk are still known as the Process . In addition, Luong Dac Tuong also read two words of Kim Lan standing side by side, referring to the prestigious family. After that, Mr. Le Trung Kien went to the Institute of Human Potential Research and Application by studying the plate to find the owner of the ancient tomb.

Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Lan Cuong (middle) and experts conduct scraping of our paint to find bamboo cards in the local plank.

Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quyen, Deputy Director of the Institute of Human Potential Research and Application, said in May 2014, the institute proposed to coordinate local studies to clarify the identity of the tomb's owner. but without responding, the study of the wooden cork also stopped. The quách sheet is kept by the writer - musician Nguyễn Thụy Kha (originally from Vĩnh Bảo, Hải Phòng) at the house of 59 Trang Thi (Hanoi). In December 2016, when the paper was brought back to Hai Phong Museum, the Institute of Human Resources Research and Application coordinated with the Vietnam Archaeological Association to decide to study the square.

Bamboo card in the local plank

Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Lan Cuong, Secretary General of Vietnam Archeology Society, recounted in early June 2016, musician Nguyen Thuy Kha called him by watching the sarcophagus."The rectangular sarcophagus, the lid is broken, is about the same size as the wooden sarcophagus I and Nam Dinh Museum unearthed on September 15, 2011 in the field of Dau Chin, Cao Phuong village, Lien Bao commune, H. Vu Ban, Nam Dinh remains the remains of the remains (dating back to the 16th - 18th century), only the grave in Cao Phuong inside is a wooden coffin, the outside is made of lime and gallstones. This wood is dug up directly in the soil, without covering the outer compound layer . " After that, Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Lan Cuong separated the city into a nuclear center (Ho Chi Minh City) to analyze the date. The results showed that the wood for making sarcophagus is about 1,700 years old. Besides, TS archaeologist Le Dinh Phung after reviewing the paper has made the conclusion: Wood used to make quach is Ngoc Am wood, rare and precious wood, if it is a feudal civilian, it cannot be obtained. Also according to Mr. Phung, the way to build coffins and grafting methods, paint materials shows that it belonged to the Mac dynasty.

After having decided to study the title to determine the identity of the grave owner, the experts have opened the plank of the grave, Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Lan Cuong is a direct participant. He said after finishing the first layer of paint at the top of the plate, revealing the bundle of paint mixed with clay on the inside, the bamboo card was in the slot of the exposed plank gradually."The bamboo card is in a vertical position so it is difficult to take it out. We have to cut 2 trenches along the card with a width of about 5 mm. Nearly 2 hours later, we can get the ivory card out of the plate. The card was flat, 265 mm long, 9.76 mm wide, 3.79 mm thick, and at that moment, I used a magnifying glass on my card to see the crossword dimly. gas can make the text blur ' , said Prof. Nguyen Lan Cuong, PhD.

Calligrapher Le Thien Ly said that as soon as the card was released, he read the word Dat. After that, he and the Han dynasty, Hoang Phan and Luong Bac Tuong, read the words written on the bamboo card and discovered the original poetic Mac Dynasty and two words of Cu Xuyen (bishop of the bishop Nguyen Van Dinh, born of Nguyen Binh Khiem's ​​Status)."In order to conclude whether the grave is a grave of Nguyen Binh Khiem's ​​Process, we need to study further. However, with the researchers' initial research and the involvement of foreign dignitaries I feel that this is a great grave of his grave, when we have determined that this is the grave of Nguyen Binh Khiem's ​​Status, we need to have measures to preserve " , Major General, Associate Prof. Dr. Ngo Tien Quy, Director of the Institute for Research and Potential Application of People, said.