The great events of the country are to sacrifice and military.In the Shang Dynasty,sacrifice was one of the most important things in the country.The oracle bones of YH127 pit have very important value,especially the sacrificial contents of the zi oracle inscriptions in the pit,which are worth further study.On the basis of grouping and classification,this paper has detailedly combed and researched on targets to whom to offer the sacrifice,the sacrificial names,sacrifices,places and reasons to offer sacrifice and other aspects of the Yi kind,the Bing kind,the Yuan ti kind and Lie ti kind zi oracle inscriptions unearthed in the YH127 pit.By comparing the specific situation of the zi oracle inscriptions inside and outside the pit in terms of sacrifice,the differences and similarities between the two are sorted out,and the sacrifice characteristics of the zi oracle inscriptions in the YH127 pit are deeply understood.This paper consist of seven chapters.The first chapter summarizes the research on the contents of the YH127 pit,the zi oracle inscriptions in the YH127 pit,oracle bone sacrifice,and the sacrifice of the zi oracle inscriptions in the YH127 pit,and describes the reason for choosing the topic.The research object,research ideas,research methods and significance of this paper are explained.The second to fifth chapters are mainly about research on the sacrifice materials of the Yi kind,the Bing kind,the Yuan ti kind and Lie ti kind zi oracle inscriptions in the YH127 pit.These four chapters focus on the targets to whom to offer the sacrifice,the sacrificial names,sacrifices,places and reasons to offer sacrifice and so on,to sort out their related oracle bones and to carry on the concrete analysis to their sacrificial situation.The sixth chapter first makes a summary analysis and research on the targets to whom to offer the sacrifice,the sacrificial names,sacrifices,places and reasons to offer sacrifice and other aspects of the zi oracle inscriptions in the YH127 pit.Then,the sacrifice materials of the Jia kind,the Yi kind,the Bing kind,the Yuan ti kind,the Lie ti kind,the Hou nan kind and the Tun xi kind zi oracle inscriptions outside the YH127 pit are sorted out.Finally,the sacrificial characteristics of the zi oracle inscriptions inside and outside the pit are compared and analyzed.The seventh chapter is the summary of the whole paper. |