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Object type Ox scapula fragment
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English: Oracle bone recording divination of the Bīn 賓 group of diviners from period I, corresponding to the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty). Another piece of the original bone is Hebu 657.
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Date circa 1200 BC
date QS:P571,-1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
institution QS:P195,Q1074318
Current location
China through the Ages, Exhibit 2
Place of creation Anyang, Henan Province, China
Inscriptions 王大令眾人曰𫩻田其受年. 十一月 [King will greatly order the zhongren saying: work together in the fields, expect to receive harvest. Eleventh month]
References
  • Chen, Kuang Yu; Zhenhao Song; Yuan Liu; Matthew Anderson (2020) Reading of Shāng Inscriptions, Springer, Shanghai People's Publishing House, pp. 381–382 ISBN: 978-981-15-6213-6.
  • Keightley, David N. (2012) Working for His Majesty, Berkeley: Institute for East Asian Studies, pp. 141–142, 250–251 ISBN: 978-155729-156-1.
Source/Photographer Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China 2011-09-01 11:15
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Heji 1
Camera location39° 54′ 13.26″ N, 116° 23′ 41.76″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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