甲骨文字

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

Tablet (P000745), Uruk, ca. 3350-3200 BC

EN~b AN# |NUN~a+A| (prince + water)

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

ABGAL# → 「ト」「王」

Palette with double bird heads from HK27 at Hierakonpolis, ca. 3500-3300 BC

C-Ware sherd from HK29 at Hierakonpolis, Naqada IA–IIB period

"Palette with double bird heads" + "X" =

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

Tablet (P006042), Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), ca. 3200-3000 BC

BA → 「中」(?)

References:

https://museumcrush.org/consulting-the-ancient-chinese-oracle-bones-of-the-shang-dynasty/
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/745
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/11
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/547362
https://ponda.org/object/C-0857
https://www.nms.ac.uk/search-our-collections/collection-search-results?entry=670078
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329079
https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/6042
https://cdli-gh.github.io/proto-cuneiform_signs/

January 27, 2025 Takahiko Nakagawa