The Oracle Bone Inscriptions from Huayuanzhuang East

The Oracle Bone Inscriptions from Huayuanzhuang East

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The Huayuanzhuang East oracle bone inscriptions form a corpus of more than 2500 individual divination accounts, which were engraved on turtle shells and bovine scapulae in the late Shang dynasty (c. 1200 B.C.). The book offers the first complete English annotation of these fascinating epigraphic tex...

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Main Author: Schwartz, Adam C. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2020
Series:Library of Sinology 3
Subjects:
Palaeography (history of writing)
Translation & interpretation
Regional studies
Australasian & Pacific history
Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
Oracle bone inscriptions Paleography Early China
Online Access:OAPEN Library: download the publication
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Summary:The Huayuanzhuang East oracle bone inscriptions form a corpus of more than 2500 individual divination accounts, which were engraved on turtle shells and bovine scapulae in the late Shang dynasty (c. 1200 B.C.). The book offers the first complete English annotation of these fascinating epigraphic texts and introduces the reader to key aspects of daily life in early Chinese civilization.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (477 p.)
ISBN:9781501505331
9781501505331;9781501514487
Access:Open Access

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