catalogued oracle bones, ox scapulae used as oracle bones

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Shang Ox Scapula Oracle Bones 1

Oracle bones from Yinxu, Anyang, Henan, China. The piece on the left (Heji 37986) is from the Huáng 黃 diviner group from period V, which corresponds to the reigns of the last two kings of the Shang dynasty. It... More

Oracle bone - BL Or. 1595 recto

Chinese oracle bone

Heji 37986 Ganzhi table (cropped) (cropped)

Complete table of the Chinese sexagenary cycle inscribed on an ox scapula. The piece (Heji 37986) is in the hand of the Huáng 黃 diviner group from period V, which corresponds to the reigns of the last two king... More

Chinese oracle bone (16th-10th C BC) - BL Or. 7694

Chinese oracle bone Diviners of the Shang dynasty (16th-10th centuries B.C.) produced oracles by reading cracks on ox bones. Such bones bear the earliest writing known in China. The pit marks were produced by ... More

Oracle bone - BL Or. 1595 verso

Chinese oracle bone, with an inscription recording a lunar eclipse. Modern scholars identify this as the lunar eclipse that occurred on the evening of 27 December 1192 BC.

Shang Inscribed Ox Scapula (for divination)

Oracle bone from the Bīn 賓 group of diviners from period I, corresponding to the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty).

Heji 37986 Ganzhi table (cropped)

Winds of the Four Directions WDL290

Русский: На этой гадательной кости, датируемой примерно 1200 до Р.Х., изображены 24 символа в 4 группах, выполненные в энергичном и выразительном стиле, типичном для группы предсказателей Бин во время правлени... More

Shang Inscribed Ox Bone (9830574766)

Oracle bone from the Bīn 賓 group of diviners from period I, corresponding to the reign of King Wu Ding (late Shang dynasty).

Shang Inscribed Ox Bone (9830634253)

Bone carved with sexagenary table (Heji 38017). Reign of King Di Yi or Di Xin, Yinxu, Anyang. National Museum: China through the Ages, Exhibit 2. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.