Inscribed Plastron I 5867+8202
This is an example of an oracle bone upon which graphs were written with a brush before engraving. The complete divination should be: “On the day ting-wei, diviner '永 Yung' questioned: will it rain from today until the day hsin-hai”. The preface “On the day ting-wei, the diviner 永 Yung” was engraved on the back side.
- Item No.
- R039275+R043001
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- R039275: 5.5(L)×2.7(W) cm R043001: 10.5(L)×5.4(W) cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Pit YH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Turtle Plastron
