Event · Unread oracle bone characters

Wang Guowei matches the ancestors named in the inscriptions to the Shiji king list

Wang Guowei identifies 31 Shang ancestors and kings as sacrifice recipients in the inscriptions and shows that Sima Qian's list was largely right, with corrections.

Happened to 1

The unread oracle bone characters

MYS

Involves 1

Wang Guowei

Person

FIG

Cites 1

Yin buci zhong suojian xiangong xianwang kao (The Predynastic Ancestors and Kings Seen in the Yin Divination Inscriptions)

SRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Wang Guowei matches the ancestors named in the inscriptions to the Shiji king list [Event EVT0DEDMTQ8CQNX]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDMTQ8CQNX

@misc{mysteriesdept_evt0dedmtq8cqnx,
  title     = {Wang Guowei matches the ancestors named in the inscriptions to the Shiji king list},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Event, catalog key EVT0DEDMTQ8CQNX},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDMTQ8CQNX}
}