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Emperor Annei安寧天皇

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) 古事記 · Ō no Yasumaro · 712 (Japan, 5th year of Wadō) · 1 passages · 202 Chinese characters · reading time 0.8 min

Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) Middle and Lower Books The oldest surviving book in Japan. Three volumes, beginning with the opening of heaven and earth, passing through the age of the gods, and closing with Empress Suiko. One hundred and five songs are written in man'yōgana, so a whole text survives in which the Chinese characters carry sound alone and not meaning. It sets down the same events differently from the Nihon Shoki at many points, and is well worth reading beside it.

1Emperor Annei

師木津日子玉手見命。坐片鹽浮穴宮。治天下也。此天皇。娶河俣毘賣之兄。縣主殿延之女。阿久斗比賣。生御子。常根津日子伊呂泥命。次大倭日子鉏友命。次師木津日子命。此天皇之御子等。并三柱之中。大倭日子鉏友命者。治天下也。次師木津日子命。之子二王坐。一子者。一子。和知都美命者。坐淡道之御井宮。故此王。有二女。兄名蝿伊呂泥。亦名意富夜麻登久邇阿禮比賣命。弟名蝿伊呂杼也。天皇。御年肆拾玖歳。御陵在畝火山之美富登也。

Shikitsuhikotamademi no Mikoto dwelt in the palace of Ukiana in Katashio (片鹽浮穴宮) and ruled all under heaven.

This Emperor took to wife Akutohime (阿久斗比賣), the daughter of Agatanushi Hae (縣主殿延), the elder brother of Kawamatabime, and the children born were Tokonetsuhikoirone no Mikoto (常根津日子伊呂泥命), next Ohoyamatohikosukitomo no Mikoto (大倭日子鉏友命), next Shikitsuhiko no Mikoto (師木津日子命).

Of the three children of this Emperor, Ohoyamatohikosukitomo no Mikoto ruled all under heaven.

Next, Shikitsuhiko no Mikoto had two sons who were kings. One son was the ancestor of the Iganosuchi no Inagi and others; one son, Wachitsumi no Mikoto (和知都美命), dwelt in the palace of Mii (御井宮) in Ahaji (淡道).

This king had two daughters. The elder was named Haeirone (蝿伊呂泥), and her other name was Ohoyamatokuniarehime no Mikoto (意富夜麻登久邇阿禮比賣命). The younger was named Haeirodo (蝿伊呂杼).

The Emperor was forty-nine years old. His tomb is at Mihoto (美富登) on Mount Unebi.

Interlinear notes 2

自伊下三字以音。

The three graphs from 伊 on are read for their sound.

伊賀須知之稻置。那婆理之稻置。三野之稻置之祖。

Ancestor of the Iganosuchi no Inagi (伊賀須知之稻置), the Nabari no Inagi (那婆理之稻置), and the Mino no Inagi (三野之稻置).

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