. English: Copper epitaph of Funashi Ōgo (銅製船氏王後墓誌, ｄōsei funashi ōgo no boshi). Copper epitaph of Funashi Ōgo (船氏王後?) who died in 641 and was reburied with his wife in 668. The inscription of 162 characters tells on one side about his birthplace and career and on the opposite about his age at death and the burial details. This is the oldest extant Japanese epitaph. cm × cm ( in × in). Asuka period, 668. Excavated on Shōkōzan (松岡山), Kashiwara, Osaka. Located at the Mitsui Memorial Museum, Tokyo. 7th century. Unknown 138 Collection pi 003

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Keywords: ., /, /., 7th, century., unknown.