從地下再次訴說的記錄——韓國忠州發掘的閔鏞墓碣與李守一神道碑

A Record Speaks Again from Underground: The Tomb Stele of Min Yong and the Spirit Path Stele of Yi Soo-il Excavated in Chungju’South Korea

碑誌文作為立於墓域中的金石文資料，不僅記錄逝者的生平與功績，同時也是家族記憶、地方定居與祖先追慕意識的重要載體。本文以韓國忠州地區現存的碑誌文與墓石資料為研究對象，探討其在地方士族記憶建構與墓域空間組織中的歷史意義。首先檢討忠州地區碑誌文的現況與類型，其次以閔鏞墓碑與李守一神道碑為核心案例，分析碑文所呈現的家族系譜意識、地方定居敘事及功績記憶的建構方式。
研究結果顯示閔鏞墓碑不僅記錄其生平與仕宦經歷，更反映後代子孫參與碑文撰述與祖先形象塑造的過程。該碑與永慕齋、閔應騫神道碑及墓所共同構成墓域空間，展現家族透過空間配置制度化祖先記憶的方式。另一方面，李守一神道碑除記載其功勳外，亦敘述其家族自李自琛時期定居忠州的歷程，呈現地方定居敘事與國家功臣記憶相互結合的特徵。本文認為忠州地區碑誌文並非單純的墓域標誌物，而是地方士族透過碑文、墓所與齋室等空間要素，共同建構家族歷史與地方認同的重要媒介。透過將碑文置於整體墓域景觀之中加以考察，可進一步理解朝鮮時代地方社會如何組織歷史記憶並將其固定於地方空間之中。忠州地區碑誌文因此具有連結地方史、家族史與記憶文化研究的重要史料價值。

As epigraphic materials erected within burial grounds, commemorative inscriptions not only record the lives and achievements of the deceased but also serve as important vehicles for family memory, local settlement, and ancestral commemoration. This study examines extant inscriptions and stone monuments in the Chungju region of Korea, exploring their historical significance in the construction of local elite memory and the organization of funerary space. It first reviews the current status and types of commemorative inscriptions in Chungju, and then focuses on the tomb stele of Min Yong and the memorial stele of Yi Su-il as core case studies to analyze the ways in which genealogical consciousness, narratives of local settlement, and memories of merit were constructed through these inscriptions.
The findings show that the tomb stele of Min Yong not only records his life and official career but also reflects the active participation of his descendants in composing the inscription and shaping his ancestral image. Together with Yeongmojae, the memorial stele of Min Eunggyeon, and the burial site itself, the stele forms an integrated funerary landscape that demonstrates how family memory was institutionalized through spatial arrangement. Likewise, the memorial stele of Yi Su-il not only commemorates his achievements but also recounts his family’s settlement in Chungju since the time of his grandfather Yi Jachim, revealing the interweaving of local settlement narratives and memories of national service.
This study argues that commemorative inscriptions in the Chungju region were not merely markers of burial sites but important media through which local elite families constructed family history and local identity by integrating inscriptions, tombs, and ritual spaces. Examining these inscriptions within the broader funerary landscape provides insight into how local society in the Joseon period organized historical memory and embedded it within local space. The commemorative inscriptions of Chungju therefore constitute valuable historical sources linking local history, family history, and memory studies.