Reshaped Tortoise Carapace Yi Bian 5271
庚戌卜,爭貞:岳害我。
庚戌卜,爭貞:岳不我害。
This divination inscription concerns whether “Yue,” a deity of nature, would cause harm, a charge of which indicates that a mountain deity was a part of the spiritual beliefs of the time.
庚戌卜,爭貞:岳不我害。
This divination inscription concerns whether “Yue,” a deity of nature, would cause harm, a charge of which indicates that a mountain deity was a part of the spiritual beliefs of the time.
- Item No.
- R044776
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- 14.3(L)×5.8(W) cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- SYFYH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Turtle Plastron