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On Dingchou, sacrifice (to) Ancestor Yi one black cow (and) cut apart the cranium. Our lord read the crack and said, “Not yet, (or) there might be (risk) reaching (the point of) affliction. Should (do it) on an Wu day.” Used.333 333 This divination account can be synchronized with 49 and concerns worship and sacrificial offerings to Ancestor Ding, Ancestor Yi’s father and the protagonist’s great-grandfather. Wor- ship and offerings to Ancestor Ding were fixed to take place weekly on day Ding, but the prog- nostication predicted affliction for the prince should rites be carried out on the proposed Ding- HYZ 220 | 223