Review of the Chilleungrang Inscriptionin Cheonjeon-ri Gakseok, Ulju

The inscription 'Chilreung-rang' on the Seoseokgok Gakseok is engraved on the upper right center of side A(A-B7[128]). This inscription is noteworthy because it shows personal names that appear as both the full name and abbreviated forms, such as 金仔郎(C9[180]) and 金郎(C1[1]), as well as 柒 郎 and 柒郎(B9[175]). This study aims to verify whether these names refer to the same individuals. The Chilreung-rang inscription is a short guestbook entry with six characters in one line, but it is notable for containing many variant characters. There are popular characters(㭍), simplified forms( , 郎), and erroneous characters(随), among others. Within this category, ‘三人’ has been interpreted as , an ancient form of 下 and 及, in addition to the previously documented interpretations of 良來, 三人, 工乀. All six characters are variant forms. 乁 is an ancient form of 及, but it carries meanings similar to 移, 流, 來, 入, and its pronunciation was likely read as 'i.' The inscription reads '㭍 郎随 乁,' which can be interpreted as 'Chilreung-rang follows along.‘Considering the fact that the name was engraved as a variant character and the interpretation, it is presumed that the engraver was not Chilreungrang, but someone older than him. It is also suspected that the person accompanying Chilreungrang was [126] people, and there is room to view [128+126] people as a single inscription. Looking at the ‘郎’ in the transferor, it is estimated that he visited after the Middle Silla Period, and although it is not confirmed whether Chilleungrang was of Hwarang origin, he was probably not a commoner. [125] Considering the location of Byeongsuljae inscription(丙戌載銘), it is thought that the writing period was between the Middle Silla Period and 756. It is difficult to estimate the origin of Chilleungrang based on this inscription alone, and the task remains to find a clue through [175]inscription’s Pyeongrang(柒郎) and [125]inscription’s Morang(慕郎).