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On Yichou, sacrifice Ancestor Yi one black cow (and) our lord will pray (about) the shoulder exorcism (for) Wei.475 At Fu. 1 474 Sun Yabing (2014: 208) thinks the graph I transcribe yu 于is the graphically similar shi 示 “altar, spirit tablet”; she reads “Ancestor Jia’s altar” and her transcription has a full stop after it. Her interpretation of this divination statement is: “Two bowls of aromatic ale to make liba- tions (to) Ancestor Jia’s altar. To make sacrifice, three bowls of aromatic ale.” This divination account indicates that a guan 祼-ale libation + sacrifice were the basic ritual activities held for an ancestor’s regular weekly worship. 475 Compare Zi jian yu wang 子肩禦往 “Our lord’s shoulder exorcism will be sent off” (243). 300 | HYZ 320