The kingdom of Hua滑國
1The tribute of Hua
滑國者，車師之別種也。漢永建元年，八滑從班勇擊北虜有功，勇上八滑爲後部親漢侯。自魏、晉以來，不通中國。至天監十五年，其王厭帶夷栗陁始遣使獻方物。普通元年，又遣使獻黃師子、白貂裘、波斯錦等物。七年，又奉表貢獻。
The kingdom of Hua (滑國) is a branch of the Cheshi. In the first year of Yongjian of Han, Bahua (八滑) followed Ban Yong and struck the northern barbarians (北虜) and had merit in it, and Yong raised Bahua to be Marquis of the Rear Division Who Is Close to Han. From the times of Wei and Jin they had no dealings with China, until in the fifteenth year of Tianjian their king Yandai Yilituo first sent an envoy to offer the products of his country. In the first year of Putong he sent an envoy again to offer a yellow lion, a robe of white sable, Persian brocade and other things, and in the seventh year he bore a memorial again and offered tribute.
2The customs of Hua
元魏之居桑乾也，滑猶爲小國，屬芮芮。後稍強大，征其旁國波斯、盤盤、罽賓、焉耆、龜茲、疏勒、姑墨、于闐、句盤等國，開地千餘里。土地溫暖，多山川樹木，有五穀。國人以罝及羊肉爲糧。其獸有師子、兩腳駱駝，野驢有角。人皆善射，著小袖長身袍，用金玉爲帶。女人被裘，頭上刻木爲角，長六尺，以金銀飾之。少女子，兄弟共妻。無城郭，氊屋爲居，東向開戶。其王坐金床，隨太歲轉，與妻並坐接客。無文字，以木爲契。與旁國通，則使旁國胡爲胡書，羊皮爲紙。無職官。事天神、火神，每日則出戶祀神而後食。其跪一拜而止。葬以木爲槨。父母死，其子截一耳，葬訖卽吉。其言語待河南人譯然後通。
When the Yuan Wei had their seat at Sanggan, Hua was still a small kingdom and belonged to the Ruirui. Afterward it grew strong and great little by little, and it attacked the kingdoms round about, Bosi, that is, Persia, and Panpan, Jibin, Yanqi, Qiuci, Shule, Gumo, Yutian and Jupan, and opened up more than a thousand li of land. The soil is warm, there are many hills and streams and trees, and the five grains grow there. The people of that kingdom take game caught in nets and the flesh of sheep for their food. Among their beasts there are lions, two-humped camels, and wild asses with horns. The people are all good with the bow. They wear a robe long in the body with small sleeves, and they make their belts of gold and jade. The women wear furs, and on the head they carve wood into a horn six feet long and adorn it with gold and silver. Women are few, and brothers share one wife. They have no city walls and live in felt tents, and they open the door to the east. Their king sits on a golden couch and turns it with the year star (太歲), and he sits beside his wife to receive guests. They have no writing, and they cut notches in wood for a pledge. When they deal with the kingdoms round about, they have a Hu of those kingdoms write a Hu letter (胡書) for them, and sheepskin is their paper. They have no offices. They serve the god of heaven and the god of fire, and every day they go out of the door and sacrifice to the gods before they eat. In kneeling they bow once and no more. For burial they make an outer coffin of wood. When a parent dies the son cuts off one ear, and when the burial is done he puts off mourning at once. Their speech passes only when men of Henan stand between and interpret.
Interlinear notes 1
兩腳駱駝
兩腳駱駝 — the base text writes 兩腳 (two-legged); it is taken as two-humped. ― translator