试释彳祭与“某某祊其牢”

Explanation“彳”and“某某祊其牢 ”on Bones and Tortoise Shells of the Shang Dynasty

甲骨文彳应即巴字，读为把，有握持之义，把祭是商王用手握持祭祀牺牲而亲祭。“某某礻方其牢”，乃指殷代周祭提前一天在庙门准备好用牲牢牛，其义略同于《周礼》的“展牲”。

Formerly, the scholars tries to explain the meani ng of 彳, so they ha ve different ways. The paper pointed out that彳is巴, and used as 把, Which meani ng can be translated ' hold ', ' grasp '. When the King of the Shang Dynasty at tend a memoriual ceremony, he usually holds the sacrificial offerings, such as c attle or 羌 etc. On the “某某祊其牢”,the author ar gues that is prepare animal sacrifice in the ancesral temple for ceremony in next day.