Anonymous ID: 81483d Jan. 19, 2024, 3:18 p.m. No.20269354   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>9452

the old ways constructed stories that were easy to remember.

speaker to listener transfer of knowledge.

listener understanding not requiredโ€ฆ

to transfer the knowledge thousands of years into the future.

self adapting to language changes through time.

enduring longer than paper and stone.

always available for those that can c.

Anonymous ID: 81483d Jan. 19, 2024, 4:11 p.m. No.20269655   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

Hu (man)

 

Hu (vessel)

"A hu is a type of wine vessel that has a pear-shaped cross-section. Its body swells and flares into a narrow neck, creating S-shaped profile."

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"Many extant hu lack lids while those excavated in such tombs as Fu Hao's indicate that this type of vessel might be originally made with lids."

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"In addition, hu often came to be found in a pair or in a set together with other types of vessels."

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"the hu vessel might be placed in the grave of an ancestor as part of ritual in order to ensure a good relationship with ancestor's spirit."

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_(vessel)