The Literature Research Of Tangut Script Divination И_HB.No. 5722 In Khara-khoto Manuscript

The Russian Khara-Khoto manuscript is rich in content. Although majority are buddhist documents, there are a variety of social literature, which including politics, economy, military, divination, law, society and culture, etc. Divination literature have a small number, but its value cannot be ignored. By its arcane divination and restricted by Tangut script interpretation, its research still have a lot of room to be strengthened.This article gives a in-depth research on the Khara-Khoto manuscript ИHB.No.5722 From the epitaphs, notes, collating and translation, we know the document recorded a divination procedure of a person who is 37 years old and have a official title. Besides, we calculated that this document is written in 1206.This article also carried a thorough discussion on making use of genethlialogy for divination calculation process. We regard the three pictures in the document as reckoning diagrams. In addition, this article also investigates the diversity, compatibility and mix characteristics of the Xixia divination, and to further explore the background of the Xixia divination culture.