Oracle Bone Script Compiler (Essential Edition)

Author: Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: The study of ancient inscriptions holds a certain position in history and archaeology. For this research, reference books are urgently needed. Recognizing this, I invited relevant experts to discuss and revise the existing "Oracle Bone Script Compendium" and "Bronze Inscription Compendium" in August 1956. The revised edition of the "Bronze Inscription Compendium" was published in 1959. For the revised "Oracle Bone Script Compendium," Mr. Sun Haibo of the Henan Provincial Institute of History collaborated on the revision format, and President Guo Moruo also provided written guidance. After the initial draft was completed, it underwent multiple revisions. The revised edition differs significantly from the 1934 original edition, with more complete materials and the incorporation of many new research findings. The main text and appendices of this book contain a total of 4,672 characters, some of which can be merged, and the current oracle bone inscriptions have been expanded by hundreds. To facilitate character lookup, we have assigned sequential numbers to the entire book.