No. 5
大龜腹甲卜辭 (《甲編》3914, R041003)
Large tortoise plastron with oracular inscription (Part1(《甲編》) 3914, R041003)
出土時間:1934年小屯第9次發掘
Excavation date: 1934, 9th Xiaotun excavation
出土地點:河南省安陽縣小屯
Place of excavation: Xiaotun, Anyang County, Henan Province
實物長29.05公分,寬19.23公分
Object dimensions: length 29.05 cm, width 19.23 cm
拓片長 29.5公分,寬20.4公分
Rubbing dimensions: length 29.5 cm, width 20.4 cm
中央研究院歷史語言研究所1934年殷虛第9次發掘所得大龜七版之一,屬第三、四期間的卜辭。共有二十一條卜辭,主要卜問關於田獵之事。殷王在前往田獵之前,先卜問有沒有災禍,會不會碰到下雨,預示吉凶,期望得到保祐等。
One of the seven tortoise plastrons obtained in the Institute of History and Philology's 9th excavation of the Yin ruins in 1934, this oracular inscription belongs to the third or fourth period. Altogether there are 21 lines of text, primarily divining concerning matters of hunting. Before leaving for the hunt, the king of Yin would first divine to inquire if there would or would not be disaster, whether or not he would run into rain, and to prognosticate good or bad luck, in hopes of obtaining protection and blessing, and so on.