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Reshaped Tortoise Carapace  Yi Bian 5014+5267+Yi Bian buyi 4662
Reshaped Tortoise Carapace  Yi Bian 5014+5267+Yi Bian buyi 4662
Reshaped Tortoise Carapace  Yi Bian 5014+5267+Yi Bian buyi 4662
Reshaped Tortoise Carapace  Yi Bian 5014+5267+Yi Bian buyi 4662
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Reshaped Tortoise Carapace  Yi Bian 5014+5267+Yi Bian buyi 4662

貞:㘡(上甲)弗(害)王。
癸巳卜,㱿貞:㘡(上甲)(害)王。

This divination inscriptions asks whether the ancestors of the Shang would harm King Wu Ding. Such a charge suggests that ancestors were believed to be able to control the fortune and misfortune of their descendants.
Item No.
R044767
Period
Late Shang Period
Dimensions
14.2(L)×7.2(W) cm
Excavated/Findspot
SYFYH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
Materials
Turtle Plastron

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