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oracle bone script

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oracle bone script

Summary

oracle bone script is a logographic writing system[1]. It draws 1,307 Wikipedia views per month (logographic_writing_system category, ranking #4 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • oracle bone script is credited with the discovery of Wang Yirong[3].
  • oracle bone script's instance of is recorded as logographic writing system[4].
  • oracle bone script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[5].
  • oracle bone script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[6].
  • oracle bone script's instance of is recorded as writing system[7].
  • oracle bone script's Commons category is recorded as Oracle bone script[8].
  • oracle bone script's language of work or name is recorded as Old Chinese[9].
  • 1500 BC marks the founding of oracle bone script[10].
  • oracle bone script ended on 1050 BC[11].
  • oracle bone script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oracle bone script[12].
  • oracle bone script's native label is recorded as 甲骨文[13].
  • oracle bone script's different from is recorded as oracle bone[14].
  • oracle bone script's uses is recorded as oracle bone[15].
  • oracle bone script's studied by is recorded as oracle bone studies[16].
  • oracle bone script's named by is recorded as Lu, Maode[17].
  • oracle bone script's P14541 is recorded as 45YYdY[18].
  • oracle bone script's P14541 is recorded as 4YKJPu[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include logographic writing system[4], natural writing system[5], unicase alphabet[6], and writing system[7].

Origins

1500 BC marks the founding of oracle bone script[10].

Why It Matters

oracle bone script draws 1,307 Wikipedia views per month (logographic_writing_system category, ranking #4 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Happyseeu · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → 虎-slip.svg, Shang dynasty inscribed scapula.jpg, Shang Bronze and Oracle Script.svg +1
    Google knowledge graph id → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Zhou-inscription.png"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 45YYdY, 4YKJPu
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 13w ago · Aronlee90 · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → —
    Studied by → oracle bone studies
    Uses → —
    End time → -1050-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q1074297 */"
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