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丙寅卜丁卯子勞丁爯(稱)黹(圭)一 九才(在) 來 (狩)自觴(唐) 一二三四五
癸酉卜才(在) 丁弗 (賓)且(祖)乙彡(肜)子 (占)曰弗其 (賓)用 一二
癸酉子 (金)才(在) 子乎(呼)大子 (御)丁宜丁丑王入用來 (狩)自觴 (唐) 一
甲戌卜才(在) 子又(有)令[ ]丁告于 用子( (攝)) 一二
甲戌卜子乎(呼) (嘉)帚(婦)好用才(在) 一
丙子歲且(祖)甲一牢歲且(祖)乙一牢歲匕(妣)庚一牢才(在)割(葛)來自觴 (唐) 一
Divined on Bingyin: On Dingmao, our lord, comforting His Highness, will hold up one multicolored pointed jade tablet (and) nine ear ornaments. At Fu. Return of the hunt from Tang. 12345
Divined on Guiyou, at Fu: His Highness will not host Ancestor Yi’s Rong- rite. Our lord read the crack(s) and said, “Is not likely to host it.” Used. 12
Divined on Guiyou, lord Jin, at Fu: Our lord will call upon (his) eldest son to take charge of His Highness’ viand service; on Dingchou, His Majesty will enter.582 Used. Return of the hunt from Tang. 1 581 You ji 又(有)疾 ”There is/Has sickness” after the judgment “Used” provides the context for why an exorcism over Da might be needed. It is also possible that the reason for making the exorcism rite was part of the announcement by written record, in addition to a future-offering list; see the commentaries to 29.1 and 289.6. I read 子金 “Zi Jin” at the end of this account as a postface; it means he was the diviner. 582 Ding 丁and wang 王are two appellations for the Shang king. It is comparable to the inter- change between wang 王and tianzi 天子 “Son of Heaven” on Western Zhou bronze inscriptions. HYZ 481 | 377
Divined on Jiaxu, at Fu: Our lord has a command (or: will have a com- mand) to perform [the requital sacrifice]; His Highness will announce it in Fu.583 Used. Our lord acted as substitute.584 12
Divined on Jiaxu: Our lord will call Suo to commend Lady Hao. Used. At Fu. 1
On Bingzi, sacrifice (to) Ancestor Jia one head of pen-raised cattle, sacrifice (to) Ancestor Yi one head of pen-raised cattle, (and) sacrifice (to) Ances- tress Geng one head of pen-raised cattle.585 At Ge. Returned from Tang. 1