The carapace records the divinations asking “is it the god 
that imprecated against our state.” The carapace was reshaped into an oval with a hole at the center that might have been used to string shells into a book. This type of remodeling carapace is an exclusive find at Pit YH127 in the Ruins of Yin.
: The depiction of two snakes. It is used as a god’s name.
: The script comprises “toe” and “snake,” which means “to harm” by the indication of “the toe bitten by a snake.”
Related Script
: The other script for “snake” of a wider and patterned body. The two “snake” characters work differently in oracle bone inscriptions.
that imprecated against our state.” The carapace was reshaped into an oval with a hole at the center that might have been used to string shells into a book. This type of remodeling carapace is an exclusive find at Pit YH127 in the Ruins of Yin.: The depiction of two snakes. It is used as a god’s name.: The script comprises “toe” and “snake,” which means “to harm” by the indication of “the toe bitten by a snake.”Related Script
: The other script for “snake” of a wider and patterned body. The two “snake” characters work differently in oracle bone inscriptions.- Item No.
- R044755
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- 14.8(L)×5.6(W) cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Pit YH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Turtle Carapace
