The divination on this oracle bone concerns “whether ti (the supreme deity) would command the rain god to make it rain.” Ti evidently possessed supreme authority.
- Item No.
- R044498
- Period
- Late Shang Period
- Dimensions
- 17.4(L)×13.8(W) cm
- Excavated/Findspot
- Pit YH127, Hsiao-t'un, Anyang County, Honan Province
- Materials
- Turtle Plastron