Motif
ancient records recovered from a royal tomb
ancient_records_recovered_from_a_royal_tomb
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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confucian
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The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, Part I - The Shu King, the Religious Portions of the Shih King, the Hsiao King (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 3) BOOK OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS. / INTRODUCTION. / INTRODUCTION. I I / Chapter III.; lines 1504-1603 confidence: medium
In A.D. 279, king Hsiang of Wei's grave was opened, revealing bamboo tablets in ancient seal characters; the most valuable portion was annals from Hwang Ti to the sixteenth year of the last king of Kau, and its chronology is over 200 years shorter than the received system.
The passage reports a grave opening that produced bamboo tablets in ancient seal characters, including annals used for chronological comparison.
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