Sui and Tang · Diviner

Diviner-in-Chief 太卜令

Taibu Ling

Attested AD 618 - AD 907

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Diviner-in-Chief was a Diviner.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 618 to AD 907 唐
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 11, passages 59, 61, 68, 74

Career and standing

Diviner-in-Chief 太卜令
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 11, passages 59, 74

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 11, passage 59

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Mode quoted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 11, passages 61, 63, 68

Events and relationships

Addressed tortoise and returned to mat
Ritual · Diviner
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 11, passages 62-64
Presided over minor sacrifice stalk divination
Ritual · Presiding officer
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 11, passage 74
Received and presented tortoise
Ritual · Diviner · With Director of Court Music (太常卿)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 11, passages 59, 66, 68-69

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 11, passage 59

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 11Volume 11 Treatises 1: Rites and Music 1 · 5 passages

太卜令進受龜，詣卿示高，卿受視已，令受龜，少退俟命。 The Diviner-in-Chief advances to receive the tortoise, goes to the Director to show the height. the Director receives and inspects it. the Diviner-in-Chief receives the tortoise, steps back slightly, and awaits orders.

令日：「諾。」 The Diviner-in-Chief says: "Yes."

令進，受龜，示卿。 The Diviner-in-Chief advances. receives the tortoise, and shows the Director.

令復位，東向，占之，不釋龜，進告於卿曰：「某日從。」 The Diviner-in-Chief returns to his place. faces east, divines, without releasing the tortoise, advances and reports to the Director: "A certain day is favorable."

小祀筮日，則太卜令莅之，日吉乃用，遇廢務皆勿避。 For minor sacrifices' stalk divination, the Diviner-in-Chief presides. when the day is auspicious it is used. even if it falls on a day when regular duties are suspended, none are avoided.