甲骨文

Many Oracle bone scripts seem to be derived from proto-cuneiform signs.

Oracle bone, Yinxu site, Anyang, Henan Province, China, ca. 1250-1050 BC

Tablet (P000805), Uruk, ca. 3350-3200 BC

Tablet (P000011), Uruk, ca. 3200-3000 BC

ABGAL# → 「ト」「王」

Tablet (P000785), Uruk, ca. 3350-3200 BC

Oracle bone, Yinxu site, Anyang, Henan Province, China, ca. 1250-1050 BC

Tablet (P000327), Uruk, ca. 3200-3000 BC

Tablet (P003140), Uruk, ca. 3350-3200 BC

Tablet (P000131), Uruk, ca. 3350-3200 BC

Oracle bone, Anyang, Henan Province, China, ca. 1250-1050 BC

Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu, probably from Umma (modern Jokha), 2900-2700 BC

Oracle bone, China, ca. 1250-1050 BC

Tablet (P003093), Uruk, ca. 3350-3200 BC

References:

https://museumcrush.org/consulting-the-ancient-chinese-oracle-bones-of-the-shang-dynasty/
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/805
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/11
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/785
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/327
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/3140
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/131
https://www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-collections/collection-search-results?entry=670078
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329079
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1911-1111-17
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/3093

January 27, 2025 Takahiko Nakagawa