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.

癸巳卜,㱿貞:㘡(上甲)

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