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子又(有)夢隹(唯)□吉 一
貞 二
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亡 (艱) 二
Our lord having a dream means (> spells)...good luck. 1
Tested. 2
HYZ 186 | 205
There will be no affliction. 2 281 Xian 臽 (>陷) is etymologically related to kan 坎 “pit”, xian 險 “fall into; dangerous”, and han 函 “to contain, tongue”; Axel Schuessler (2007: 530) defines it: “small pit” (as a trap), “get trapped”, “fall into (a pitfall)”. HJ 22278 [Zi I] has a similar syntax: 丁丑卜：子啟臽亡戾 “Di- vined on Dingchou: Zi Qi will fall into danger, (but) there will be no misfortune.” Western Zhou bronze inscriptions have the phrase 陷(/險/函)于難(/艱) “fall into danger”, for instance the Buqi gui 不其簋 (JC 4328): 戎大同從追汝，汝及戎大敦搏，汝休，弗以我車陷于難 “Enemy warriors came together in a large group, followed and pursued you. You reached the enemy, greatly attacking and battling (them). You did well, not causing our chariots to fall into any danger”; Shi Xun gui 師詢簋: 欲汝弗以乃辟函于艱 “(I) hope you will not cause your ruler to fall into any danger.” HYZ 168 | 191