[Wu Dingzhen, the king of Yin, asked his wife to inscribe the tortoise belly armor for divination]
This is the tortoise belly armor used by Wu Dingzhen, the king of Yin for divination, 14.5 cm long and 8.5 cm wide. On the back, there are drilled holes and gouges that were burned during divination
Oracle:
Zhen: She is suffering from her “0128” disease
(‘Zhen ‘)
Note:
The meaning of the first oracle is that: on the day of Ding Si, divination is performed by the Zhen man named “Bin”. Zhen asked if the wife (the wife of Yan’s name) would not have any disease
The meaning of the second oracle is: Zhen asked if the woman would have any disease
Yan people generally need to ask questions from both sides. So in the first sentence, Zhen asked whether she would not get sick, and in the second sentence, Zhen asked whether she would get sick. The word “0128” is unknown. It may be the name of a part of the body. If so, this oracle is to ask if there is any disease in some part of the woman’s body “0128”.
殷王武丁贞问妇婡患疾刻辞卜甲背面