A New Analysis of Oracle Bone Scripts on War Divinated by King in Late Shang
(册)、(册)of the oracle bone scripts on war divinated by king in late Shang mean proclaiming something by books and going on a punitive expedition.The meaning of"(册)/(册)侯、田(册)敌方"isn't taking a mass pledge or reporting military situation,but sending a letter to the allies to attack the enemy by the king.The following"妥余一人"should be read as"绥余一人",meaning that the king expects the allies to defend his throne."爯册(册)+敌方"means that the officials declare the order he had been given against the enemy in the presence of the king.Both sentences are special narrative texts,which are used to induce whether the king was protected in the war.Similarly,Zhou creates the oracle bone scripts of Zhouyuan,among which,the scripts mainly about sacrificing in the temple divinate whether Zhou was protected.All scripts reflect the situation of wars centered on during late Shang,and form a more fixed language format,with a profound influence on the Zhou Dynasty.
the oracle bone scripts divinated by kings(册)(册)Yu YirenZhouyuan