由于夏朝没有文字直接流传下来，所以，长期以来对其了解还主要依赖古代文献的记载，包括夏朝的国王、官吏、军队以及刑狱情况。
For a long time , the knowledge about the Xia had been based on ancient documents for lack of written records from the Xia , including kings , officials , army , penal code and prisons .
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