本文继《讨论云梦秦简中所见隶臣妾身份的前提》之后,运用秦简中关于隶臣妾的材料,从隶臣妾的来源、与一般刑徒的区别及古代收罪人为奴之制三个角度分析了隶臣妾的身份,从而判定其身份比较特殊,既不是奴隶,也不是纯粹意义上的刑徒,而是来自罪犯或与罪犯有某种关系的人;一经被判为隶臣妾,他们便隶属于官府,带有官奴隶的某些残余属性,必须终身为官府服劳役。 This article, following the discussion of “the prerequisite of the status of the subordinate concubine as seen in the Qin bamboo slips of Yunmeng”, uses the material of the subordinate concubines in the Qin and Han Dynasties, from the sources of the concubines and the general imprisonment system, From the angle of analyzing the status of the subordinate concubine, we can determine its special status, which is neither slave nor pure criminal, , They belong to the government, with some of the residual attributes of official slaves, must serve for official life.