Inscribed Plastron Ping 0063
This piece of oracle bone records a pair of divinations, one positive and one negative, regarding rain. Particularly interesting is that an inquiry was made on the day of chia-ch'en (the 41st day of the 60-day calendar cycle) as to whether it would rain on that day, on the day of i-ssu (the following day), and on the day of ting-wei (four days hence).
- Item No.
- R024982
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- 23.0(L)×18.0(W) cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Pit YH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Turtle Plastron