# What share of the unread graphs occur only in the slots of the divination formula that hold personal, place or clan names? · Unread oracle bone characters

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# What share of the unread graphs occur only in the slots of the divination formula that hold personal, place or clan names?

Asked 31 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What are the roughly 3,000 unread oracle-bone graphs, and how many of them can ever be read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/oracle-bone-undeciphered/questions/QST0DEDQEESA0GT/what-are-the-roughly-3-000-unread-oracle-bone-graphs-and-how)·0 answers·0·0 following

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If most unread graphs sit only in name slots, they can be identified as names but not read as words, which sets a ceiling on decipherment.

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