Statements (23)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:artifacts
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Shang_dynasty
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gptkbp:discoveredBy |
1899
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
gptkb:Yinxu
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gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:China
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gptkbp:hasInscription |
gptkb:oracle_bone_script
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gptkbp:housedIn |
gptkb:National_Museum_of_China
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Oracle Bones
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gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Old_Chinese
|
gptkbp:material |
ox scapula
turtle plastron |
gptkbp:method |
pyromancy
|
gptkbp:purpose |
communication with ancestors
|
gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Chinese_writing_system
gptkb:Chinese_calligraphy gptkb:Chinese_history |
gptkbp:significance |
earliest known Chinese writing
|
gptkbp:startDate |
late 2nd millennium BCE
|
gptkbp:studiedBy |
archaeologists
paleographers |
gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:prophecy
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Peter_Hessler's_China_trilogy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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