e/Stone Drums of Qin

Information
has gloss	eng: The Stone Drums of Qín are ten granite boulders bearing the oldest known stone inscriptions in ancient Chinese (much older inscriptions on pottery, bronzes and the oracle bones exist). Because these inscribed stones are shaped roughly like drums (although some describe them as looking more like steamed Chinese buns) they have been known as the Stone Drums of Qin since at least the 7th century CE .
lexicalization	eng: Stone Drums of Qin
instance of	c/Archaeology artifacts of China

Meaning
Chinese
has gloss	zho: 石鼓也叫“陈仓石碣”“岐阳石鼓”，是十座刻有文字的石墩，刻于先秦时期，627年发现于陕西宝鸡的荒野，现保存在北京故宫博物院石鼓馆。由于鼓身上刻凿的文字珍贵，是中国现存最早的石刻文字，历代都极受重视。根据鼓身上的文字分别命名为：乍原、而師、馬薦、吾水、吴人、吾車、汧沔、田車、鑾車、霝雨。文字石鼓的刻凿年代一直没有定论，上至公元前11世纪的西周，下至公元6世纪的南北朝，现在比较认可得说法是前故宫博物院院长马衡在《石鼓文秦刻石考》中认定石鼓刻于先秦时期，但具体年代说法不一。
lexicalization	zho: 石鼓