Kujiki
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Kujiki (旧事紀?), or Sendai Kuji Hongi (先代旧事本紀?), is an ancient Japanese historical text. Ten volumes in length, it covers the history of ancient Japan through Empress Suiko. The preface is supposedly written by Soga no Umako (? - 626). While it includes many quotes from Kojiki (712) and Nihon Shoki (720), volumes five and ten contain unique materials. The overall composition is generally regarded as an early Heian 10th century work. However, there are theories that it is a copy of an earlier seventh century text mentioned in the Kojiki. Its authenticity is unresolved, and it has not yet been translated into English.
[edit] Further reading
- John R. Bentley. The Authenticity of Sendai Kuji Hongi: A New Examination of Texts, With a Translation And Commentary. ISBN 90-04-15225-3
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