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Maojiayuan Qin Manuscripts

Qin Dynasty (206 BC–8AD)

Length: 22.1 cm, Width: 4.2 cm

Unearthed in 1986 from Maojiayuan M1 Han tomb, Jiangling

Collection of Hubei Provincial Museum

The front of the wooden slip is inscribed with ink-written Han clerical script (Han li), and the content is a petition addressed to the officials of the underworld.