DescriptionShang oracle bone graph for 帝 Di (Deity) n.2.svg
Shang oracle bone script for 帝 Dì (Deity), drawn by connecting the stars of the "handle" of Ursa Major and the "scoop" of Ursa Minor determining the north celestial pole (北极 Běijí). Described at pp. 73-74 in Eno, Robert (2008), "Shang State Religion and the Pantheon of the Oracle Texts", in Lagerwey, John; Kalinowski, Marc, Early Chinese Religion: Part One: Shang Through Han (1250 BC-220 AD), Early Chinese Religion, Brill, pp. 41–102, ISBN9004168354.
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