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□□ □□ □□ □□ □□ □□ □□ □□ □□ □□ □□ □□ 嘉.
庚申卜子益(佾)商日不雨(孚)
庚申卜叀(惠)今庚益(佾)商若衍(侃)用
其雨不(孚) 一
321 ZSKY 2003 has , but it is clear from the photograph that the graph is spelled 鹿, without any 口 “mouth” elements (Sun Yabing 2014: 190, note 5). 322 This divination is likely to be synchronized with 492.1, dated Renyin (39/60); if so, then day Xin 辛in the preface was either Xinchou 辛丑 (38/60) or Xinhai 辛亥 (48/60). Combining the two accounts, Zi planned to meet Zhang at Lady Hao’s and to perform an exorcism for him there. 323 See the commentary to 37.23 for what type of food was covered by the word xiang 饗 ac- cording to later ritual texts. Kang Ding’s divination accounts (period III OBI) record feasting as as part of an exorcism rite to Xiao Yi’s (=Ancestor Yi in the HYZ OBI) spouse Ancestress Geng: 丁未卜，何貞：禦于小乙奭妣庚，其賓鄉(饗) “Divining on Dingwei, He tested: Performing an 212 | HYZ 198
Divined on Gengshen: Our lord will line up (to dance to) “Shang”; during the day it will not rain. Trusted. 186 Xiao Jia was the 12th Shang king. The appellation xiao 小before his day-name is because he is younger than Da Jia 大甲, the 9th Shang king. 187 Shang 商is here the name of a song and dance or a suite of songs and dances; see Song Zhenhao 2010: 477-500, and Yao Xuan 2006: 146-148. 130 has 舞商 “Danced (to) “Shang””. 188 The parallel between yi Lai 益 and yi Shang 益商in this divination sequence recom- mends that was also the name of a song and dance. See the commentary to HYZ 53.6-7 for the reading of yi 益as a loan for yi 佾 “row, line up in/form a row”. commonly occurs in divinations for the Shang kings on the topic of childbirth, and seems to indicate the birth of boys; see HJ 21071. In these instances Dong Zuobin ([1948], cited in Sōran #1610) reads it jia 嘉and defines it as “lucky”. See 288.2-3 and 480.5 for 嘉 as a verb. Zhang Shichao (2008b) suggests a ceremonial performance of song and dance called by this name was related to Lady Hao’s childbirth, but this cannot be substantiated with any evidence from other divinations found in Pit H3. HYZ 88 | 147
Divined on Gengshen: It should be the present day Geng to line up (to dance to) “Shang”, (for it) will be favorable (and) bring happiness. Used.
It might rain. Not trusted. 1