- Tennōki
, alternatively known as Sumera Mikoto no Fumi, is a historical text purported to have been written in
620 by Shōtoku Taishi andSoga no Umako . It is recorded in the "Nihon Shoki ", but no extant copies are known to exist.According to "Nihon Shoki" [Sakamoto, page 203] ,
On this year, Hitsugi no Miko and Shima no Ōomi worked together on "Tennōki" and "
Kokki ", composing the true history of the various court nobles.During the
Isshi Incident in645 , the residence ofSoga no Emishi (a succssor of Soga no Umako) war burned down. The "Nihon Shoki" records that the "Kokki" burned along with the "Tennōki", but only the "Kokki" was saved. [Sakamoto, page 264]On the thirteenth day as
Soga no Emishi was about to be killed, flames burned the "Tennōki", "Kokki", and treasures.Fune no Fubitoesaka quickly grabbed the burning "Kokki" and presented it to Naka no ŌeOn
November 13 ,2005 , the remains ofSoga no Iruka 's residence were discovered in Nara, supporting the description found in "Nihon Shoki"cite web
url = http://osaka.yomiuri.co.jp/inishie/news/is51114a.htm
title = 柱穴、焼けた壁土 日本書紀と一致…甘樫丘麓
publisher = Yomiuri Online
date =2005-11-14
accessdate = 2007-12-10 ] .Notes
References
* cite book
last = Sakamoto
first = Tarō
authorlink =
coauthors = Ienaga Saburō, Inoue Mitsusada,Ōno Susumu
title = Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei: Nihon Shoki (vol. 2)
publisher = Iwanami Shoten
year = 1965
location =
pages =
url =
doi =
id = ISBN 4-00-060068-0
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