English: Tortoise plastron with divination inscription from the Shang dynasty, dating from the reign of King Wu Ding. The piece has complementary charges down the left and right sides. Cracks caused by applying a heat source to the reverse are numbered 1–6 on the left and 1–7 on the right. The outcome of the interpretation of these cracks is recorded at bottom right.
戊午卜古貞般其有 [wùwǔ (day 55) Gu divined: Ban will have misfortune]
right:
戊午卜古貞般亡禍 [wùwǔ (day 55) Gu divined: Ban will have no misfortune]
bottom right:
吉 [auspicious]
References
"王为般卜"龟甲刻辞(in Chinese). National Museum of China. Retrieved on 3 January 2016.
Djamouri, Redouane (1999). "Écriture et divination sous les Shang". Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident21: 11–35. DOI:
10.3406/oroc.1999.1098. pp. 15, 30, 32, 34.
Raphals, Lisa (2103) Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece, Cambridge University Press, p. 330, Figure 9.1 ISBN:
978-1-107-01075-8.
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English: Tortoise plastron with divination inscription from the Shang dynasty, dating from the reign of King Wu Ding. The piece has complementary charges down the left and right sides. Cracks caused by applying a heat source to the reverse are numbered 1–6 on the left and 1–7 on the right. The outcome of the interpretation of these cracks is recorded at bottom right.
戊午卜古貞般其有 [wùwǔ (day 55) Gu divined: Ban will have misfortune]
right:
戊午卜古貞般亡禍 [wùwǔ (day 55) Gu divined: Ban will have no misfortune]
bottom right:
吉 [auspicious]
References
"王为般卜"龟甲刻辞(in Chinese). National Museum of China. Retrieved on 3 January 2016.
Djamouri, Redouane (1999). "Écriture et divination sous les Shang". Extrême-Orient, Extrême-Occident21: 11–35. DOI:
10.3406/oroc.1999.1098. pp. 15, 30, 32, 34.
Raphals, Lisa (2103) Divination and Prediction in Early China and Ancient Greece, Cambridge University Press, p. 330, Figure 9.1 ISBN:
978-1-107-01075-8.
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to remix – to adapt the work
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share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the
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