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Work ID
129610
Title
花東474
Corpus root
中國漢文
Macro region
中國
Period
商朝
Polity
Region
花園莊東地
Categories
商殷朝; 甲骨文; 出土文獻
() ()() () () () ()() () () () () ()() () Divined on Jiazi: (about) Lord Jin. 1 Divined on Jiazi: Make an evening sacrifice (for) Ancestor Yi; libate ale and make announcements (to) Ancestress Geng.577 2 Divined on Yichou: Our lord will practice. 1 Qiang, however, is not an attested song and dance, and for this reason I interpret it as refer- ring to Qiang people. Divinations (1)-(2) are likely related. Since Ji Nai is a person in the HYZ OBI who is directly related to the handling and processing of Qiang (11, 137), it seems likely that the verb in (1) is an action directed at living people (137), and not something more abstract. I suggest to read either as instruct or practice/ train. 241.11 mentions a Qiang stone cutter. 576 This compound graph is written with rock over foot . ZSKY 2003 transcribes it ; I transcribe it zhi sole (of the foot). The graphs and zhi (v.) step on, jump; (n.) sole are later variants spelling the same word (see Guxun huizuan, 2213). An alternative reading is to take () as a toponym and as the object of wang; in that case would be a prefix the. 577 This day 1/10 divination concerns planning for upcoming rites for both the protagonists grandfather and grandmother. The sacrifice for Ancestor Yi was to take place on the next day, 2/10, day Yichou. Sui -sacrifice and guan -ale libation were the two main activities for an ancestors weekly worship (see HYZ 318). This seems to be an instance of joint offerings (Schwartz 2019: 30-32). Ancestor Yi is to receive the sacrifice and his spouse, Ancestress Geng, is to receive the -ale libation. In the HYZ OBI, were usually the occasion to make announcements. (It is notable that the HYZ OBI never record the protagonist performing a guan-ale libation for Ancestor Yi.) An alternative interpretation is that this divination is proposing what the protagonist himself wants to do for these two ancestors on their respective temple-days of the present week. If ances- tor worship was a cooperative royal family activity (see for instance 495.1), then other family members would have been responsible for other tasks and for performing other rites. HYZ 475 | 373 Divined on Jisi: Our lord will libate ale and make announcements; (he) should skin a portion of (the sacrificial animals) for Ancestress Geng. 12 Both an ale libation and an animal skinning. Not used. 1 It should be in the fields of Rong that our lord speaks (about what) is to be joined with one pen-raised sheep and an ale libation (for) Ancestress Geng in Rong. Used.578 1 Divined on Gengwu: Our lord should libate ale to Gui-day Child. 12 On Xinwei, sacrifice (to) Ancestor Yi some wild boars, (and) our lord will dance Uproot. 1 Divined on Xinsi: By day Gui, kill Xuns cattle.579 Not used. By day Jia (they) were killed. 1