青銅兵器戈上有兩個疑難文字作□□，過去釋讀不一，而且多以為人名。該文通 過分析諸家所釋之得失，考訂上列二字應該釋為「夫鋁」，與銅器銘文中的「膚（□）鋁」 、「鎛鋁」等類同，乃鑄器所用金屬原料之名稱。同時，該文進一步對銅器銘文中出現的三 十餘種金屬名稱進行分類條述，對哪些名稱分屬銅、錫、鉛等提出了討論性意見，歸納推斷 銧、鏷為礦石原料名，鋁（或作呂、膚、□、鑪、鎛等）�獢]攸）等為銅料名，錫、鑞、玄 鏐（翏）等為錫料名，�蝚偎]料名，為進一步深入研究青銅鑄器的金屬成分打下了一定的基 礎。

　　　　　In this study, I analyze two perplexing characters [□□] found on a bronze dagger-axe (ke). These characters have previously been studied and most scholars have identified them to be the personal name of the person or family who commissioned the work. In my study I have gathered and analyzed the various scholarly discussions pertaining to these two characters to reach the conclusion that the characters are fu-lu (夫鋁 ), similar to the fu-lu (膚 [ □ ] 鋁 )、(鎛 鋁 ) variants found on various bronze inscriptions, and refer to the metals used in smelting the particular work. In this study I also detail and explain the thirty-odd names referring to types of metals that appear on bronze object inscriptions. I have found, for instance, that kuang (銧 ) and p'u (鏷 ) refer to ores, lu (鋁 ) and hsiu to copper, hsi, (�� [ 攸 ]) la (鑞 ) and ch'iao to tin (錫 ) and ch'iao to lead. This work, I believe, will provide a basis for future research on the metal and mineral composition of bronze objects.