翻刻
便江中納言 奉行
【朱書】「廿二社奉幣」
十二月五日辛酉有臨時廿二社奉幣上卿中
宮大夫《割書：中略｜ 》是地震御祈云々
七日亥時許地震頗大震《割書：近日毎日毎夜｜有小地震》裏書
【朱書】「改元」
九日依天変地震可有改元仰両文章博士可
撰申年号字由蔵人弁時範宜下左大臣《割書：下略｜ 》
十五日今日於大極殿有臨時百座仁王会是
【朱書】「御祈」
地震御祈也上卿権大納言家忠卿《割書：下略｜ 》
【朱書】「御祈」
今日又於東大寺有千僧御続経《割書：中略｜ 》是又地
震御祈《割書：中略｜ 》
従今日於七大寺以十口僧限七ヶ日被転読最
勝王経行事右少史俊忠是地震御祈也於延
暦寺従今日五箇日間毎日以六十口僧侶転
読大般若経《割書：地震御祈也｜ 》今日又於円城寺被
【朱書】「御祈」
脩百座仁王講《割書：地震御祈也｜ 》
十七日《割書：改元｜ 》以蔵弁時範被下年號勘文《割書：注略｜ 》
永長被撰上也《割書：是江中納言被勘申｜後漢書文云々》則敇許《割書：内｜ 》
《割書：々被大赦歟｜ 》是依天延例可行者彼時有天変
地震也
二十日早旦地震
現代語訳
便宜江中納言が奉行
【朱書】「二十二社奉幣」
十二月五日辛酉に臨時二十二社奉幣があった。上卿は中宮大夫《割書：中略｜》これは地震の御祈りという。
七日亥の刻頃に地震があり、かなり大きく震動した《割書：近日毎日毎夜｜小地震がある》裏書
【朱書】「改元」
九日、天変地震により改元があるべきとして、両文章博士に年号の字由を撰申するよう仰せがあった。蔵人弁時範が左大臣に宜下した《割書：下略｜》
十五日、今日大極殿において臨時百座仁王会があった。これは
【朱書】「御祈」
地震の御祈りである。上卿は権大納言家忠卿《割書：下略｜》
【朱書】「御祈」
今日また東大寺において千僧御続経があった《割書：中略｜》これもまた地震御祈り《割書：中略｜》
今日から七大寺において十口の僧を限りとして七ヶ日間、最勝王経を転読させた。行事は右少史俊忠。これは地震の御祈りである。延暦寺において今日から五箇日間、毎日六十口の僧侶をもって大般若経を転読《割書：地震御祈りである｜》今日また円城寺において
【朱書】「御祈」
百座仁王講を修した《割書：地震御祈りである｜》
十七日《割書：改元｜》蔵弁時範によって年號勘文が下された《割書：注略｜》永長が撰上された《割書：これは江中納言が勘申された｜後漢書の文など》そして敕許された《割書：内｜》
《割書：大赦が行われたか｜》これは天延の例によって行うべきもので、彼の時にも天変地震があった。
二十日早朝に地震があった。
英語訳
Middle Counselor Gō conveniently served as superintendent
【vermillion writing】"Offerings to Twenty-two Shrines"
On the 5th day of the 12th month, Kanoto-Tori, there were special offerings to the twenty-two shrines. The senior noble was the Master of the Empress's Household《marginal note: omitted｜》This was for prayers regarding earthquakes.
On the 7th, around the hour of the Boar, there was an earthquake that shook quite severely《marginal note: Recently every day and night｜there are small earthquakes》postscript
【vermillion writing】"Era change"
On the 9th, due to celestial omens and earthquakes, it was decreed that there should be an era change, and both Doctors of Literature were ordered to select and submit the characters and reasoning for a new era name. Chamberlain Secretary Tokinori issued instructions to the Minister of the Left《marginal note: remainder omitted｜}}
On the 15th, today at the Great Hall of State there was a special hundred-seat Ninno-e ceremony. This was
【vermillion writing】"Prayers"
prayers for earthquakes. The senior noble was Provisional Grand Counselor Ietsugu《marginal note: remainder omitted｜}}
【vermillion writing】"Prayers"
Today also at Tōdaiji Temple there was a thousand-monk continuous sutra reading《marginal note: omitted｜}}This was also earthquake prayers《marginal note: omitted｜}}
From today at the seven great temples, with ten monks each for seven days, the Saishōō-kyō sutra was recited. The administrator was Junior Assistant Secretary Toshitada. This was earthquake prayers. At Enryakuji Temple, from today for five days, every day sixty monk-officials recited the Daihannya-kyō sutra《marginal note: This is earthquake prayers｜}}Today also at Onjōji Temple
【vermillion writing】"Prayers"
a hundred-seat Ninno lecture was performed《marginal note: This is earthquake prayers｜}}
On the 17th《marginal note: Era change｜}}the era name inquiry document was issued by Chamberlain Secretary Tokinori《marginal note: note omitted｜}}Eichō was selected and submitted《marginal note: This was deliberated and submitted by Middle Counselor Gō｜citing the Book of Later Han, etc.》and then received imperial approval《marginal note: internal｜}}
《marginal note: Was a general amnesty proclaimed?｜}}This was to be carried out following the precedent of the Tennen era, when there were also celestial omens and earthquakes.
On the 20th, early in the morning, there was an earthquake.