Tortoise shell with oracular inscription (Part2 5241, R044772) |
Obtained in the Institute of History and Philology's 13th excavation in 1936, this is an oracle bone dug out from pit YH127, belonging to the first period. This is a unique shell in terms of its modified shape. The contents of the divination inscription are questions having to do with rainfall and receiving the harvest.
Excavation date: 1936, 13th Xiaotun excavation
Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica
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