花东卜辞背兆类行款走向在卜甲上的分布特点

Oracle Shells Unearthed from Locus East of Huayuanzhuang:Distribution Features of the Inscriptions outside the Vertical Crackle on the Oracle Shells

殷墟花园庄东地甲骨卜辞的行款走向非常复杂。但是,将分布在不同卜甲上的同类型的行款走向集中在一版卜甲之上之后,可以看出花东卜辞的契刻其实还是有讲究的。本文就花东中常见的背兆类行款走向在卜甲上的分布特点进行了探讨,整理结果显示,该类行款走向在卜甲上的分布是有特定区域的,占卜内容似乎也有所侧重。本文还归纳了其三点契刻特征。

On the oracle shells from Locus East of Huayuanzhuang on the Yin Ruins, the arranging manner of inscriptions is widely varied. But by gathering the inscriptions outside the vertical crackle onto the same oracle shell, it can be detected that these inscrip tions are not placed carelessly. The present paper makes a discussion on the distribution features of these inscriptions. The results show that they are intentionally concentrated in the same area, and the contents of divination seem basically similar. Furthermore, the author concludes three features of these inscriptions in distribution.