File:Shang oracle bone graph for 帝 Di (Deity) n.1.svg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Original file ‎(SVG file, nominally 350 × 430 pixels, file size: 4 KB)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary

[edit]
Description Shang oracle bone script for 帝 Dì (Deity), drawn by connecting the stars of the "handle" of Ursa Major and the "scoop" of Ursa Minor determining the north celestial pole (北极 Běijí). Described at pp. 73-74 in Eno, Robert (2008), "Shang State Religion and the Pantheon of the Oracle Texts", in Lagerwey, John; Kalinowski, Marc, Early Chinese Religion: Part One: Shang Through Han (1250 BC-220 AD), Early Chinese Religion, Brill, pp. 41–102, ISBN 9004168354.
Date
Source Own work
Author Aethelwolf Emsworth.

Licensing

[edit]
Public domain I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so:
I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current20:59, 25 September 2016Thumbnail for version as of 20:59, 25 September 2016350 × 430 (4 KB)Æo (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Shang oracle bone script for 帝 ''Dì'' (Deity) drawn by the circumpolar stars (the extremities of the figure) around the celestial pole, mapped by the intersection of the linear axes. Described at pp....

You cannot overwrite this file.

There are no pages that use this file.

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Shang_oracle_bone_graph_for_帝_Di_(Deity)_n.1.svg&oldid=490402046"