Gjentakelse — Oracle bones

Furthermore

the oracle bones were carefully prepared. Topics for divination were broad, and the inscriptions highly structured.

甲辰夕歲且(祖)乙黑牡一叀(惠)子祝若且(祖)乙衍(侃)用翌日(刮) 一

On the evening of Jiachen, in sacrificing (to) Ancestor Yi one black bull, it should be our lord who prays, (for it) will be favorable (and) Ancestor Yi will be happy. Used. Carved (one black bull) (for) the Yi-day rite.

Huayuanzhuang 6 (Schwartz, 2019)

Considerable metadata

dates, places, creators (in different roles), broader aspects of provenance (e.g. deliveries of turtle shells).