Eta Funayama Kofun
The Eta Funayama Kofun () is a "kofun", or burial mound, that is located in Nagomi, Kumamoto in Japan. The Kofun was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1951. The designation includes and . Artifacts that were excavated from Eta Funayama Kofun and have been designated National Treasures of Japan are now at the Tokyo National Museum (see List of National Treasures of Japan). Eta Funayama Sword. The is a 5th-century ancient iron sword excavated from Eta Funayama Kofun in 1873. The inscription on the blade indicates that the sword was made during the era of  Emperor Yūryaku in the 5th century. The burial objects from the Eta Funayama site, including this sword, have been designated National Treasures of Japan in the category archaeological materials. Inscription. The original inscription and translation is as follows: Portions of the text are now illegible (rendered above as □ in the Japanese inscription, or ellipses in the English translation), making it difficult to interpret. The name of the ruler, Wakatakiru, is reconstructed from evidence on the Inariyama burial mound sword.