The Relations of “shi tun” (示屯) during the Reign of Wu-Ding of Shang (≈1250 B.C. - 1222 B.C.)

Abstract

《春秋》有云：“国之大事，在祀与 戎。”甲骨文是商朝（约前1600—前1046） 的骨卜记录，涵盖了商人社会、生活的各方 面。“屯”是商朝用于龟壳和兽骨的计量单位， 一片甲骨为“一丿”，一对甲骨为“一屯”。“示 屯”则是指“进献已整治过的甲骨”，是卜 骨的重要来源之一。通过整理和分析甲骨上 契刻的接收记录，我们可以从一个新的角度 去了解这个三千多年前的王朝。除此之外， 通过将这些信息与其他占卜内容进行比较， 还可以帮助我们更进一步了解进献人与签收 人的社会地位。 In Annals of Spring and Autumn it is stated that: “State affairs are worship and military affairs.” The inscriptions on turtle shells and bones are records of the escapulimancia during the Shang dynasty (≈1600 BC - 1046 BC), and that covers all aspects of life and society. The “tun” (屯) is a unit of measurement used for the turtle shells and bones of the oracle during the Shang dynasty. A shell or a bone is “a pian (丿)”, and a pair is “a tun (屯)”. “Shi tun” (示屯) refers to the “offering of shells and prepared bones”, is one of the important sources of oracular bones. The organization and analysis of reception records in those bones allow us to get to know this dynasty of more than 3,000 years ago from a new perspective. In addition, we can also understand the social status of taxpayers and signatories, through comparisons with the content of other oracular bones.