I Ching, Yijing or Zhou Yi
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  Yi Jing, Oracle of the Moon

Wang-Jia-Tai Gui Cang

From an article by a Chinese scholar, Wang Ning.
(I found it on the internet, and translated it online)

("all versions" means Wangjiatai Guicang, Mawangdui Yi and Fuyang Yi. "Ma" = Mawangdui Yi, "Wang = wangjiatai Guicang, Fu = Fuyang Yi))

Gui Cang and Zhou Yi share (altogether) 20 gua: 06 訟 (dispute), 07 師 teacher), 08 比, 10 履 (shoe), 13 同人 (together), 28 大過, 46 井 (well), 56 旅 (travel), 55 豐 (abundant), 19 臨 (near), 46 升 (rise), 24 復 (duplicate), 60 節 (festival), 59 渙, 41損 (damage), 31 咸 (salty), 58 兌 (exchange), 54 歸妹 (turn over to younger sister), 53 渐 (gradually), 34 大壯 (strong)

Very similar are 20 gua: 03 肫 (屯 stores)、09 少督 (little supervises) (小畜 small livestock)、11 柰 (泰 peaceful)、12 (否 otherwise)、14 右(is right) (大有 great possession)、20 灌 (fills) (觀 view)、21 筮 (噬嗑)、25 毋亡 (does not perish) (无妄 not absurdly)、27 亦 (also) (頤 cheek)、28 小過 mistake for (大過 serious offense), 30 麗 (离 leaves)、32 恆我 (to be permanent I) (恆 to be permanent), 33 (遯), 35 (晉 the Jin)、38 (睽)、43 罽 (夬)、45 卒 (died) (萃 gathering)、47 囷 (困 sleepily), 50 鼒 (鼎 the tripod with two handles) 61 中 (中孚center confidence)

01. 倝 (or天目) 倝 is old form of 乾 qián.

02.  寡 Chin slips its “寡” character make . 寡 [gua3] few; scant, tasteless, widowed (roof + head + divide)

03. (肫) [Ma: 屯, Wangjiatai 肫 old 屯]

04. 

05. 溽 [rù] humid, damp [Ma 襦]

06. 訟 [Ma 訟, old 訟]

07. 師 [Ma 師, Fu 市, Wang 師, old 師]

08. 比 all versions same character

09. 小毒畜 (少督) silk: , mistake of . (Shuo Wen) knowledge to be “毒” character old script GuWen, therefore in the silk 《周易》 made “少毒”, silk 《易之义》(Yi its meaning) (perhaps name 《易赞》) make “小蓄”;“督”;“毒”;“畜”;“蓄” ancient char. all have the same sound, the copyist perceives part of the character, the sound is near and then they can replace them by mistake. [Mawangdui Yi of Hertzer: 埶 (yì) 'agriculture' below艹 'grass']

10. 履. [Ma 禮, Fu 履, old 履]

11. 柰

12. . [Ma 婦]

13. 同人 all versions same character

14. 大右

15. (陵)

16. 介 [Ma 餘]

17. 馬徒 [Ma 隋, Yi 履]

18. 蜀 [? 亦或夜]

19. 林禍 (临=臨) [Ma林]

20. 灌 pour

21. 筮

22. 熒惑 [Ma蘩]

23. 

24. 升

25. 毋亡

26. 大毒畜

27. 亦

28. 大過 [Ma 泰過, rest same]

29. (劳) 勞 [láo] (劳动 láodòng) labor.

30. 丽

31. 咸

32. 恒我

33.

34. 大壮

35. 

36. [all same, only Fu different]

37. 散:家人, 散 (dispel) to be 麻 (hemp)

38. ???

39. 

40. 

41. 损

42. 

43. 罽

44. 

45. 卒 [all same]

46. 升 [all same]

47. 囷

48. 井

49. 

50. 鼒?

51. 

52. 

53. 渐

54. 歸妹 (丰)

55. 旅

56. 

57. 兑

58. 涣 Mawang: 奪 (old pic: fen-flytroops, see below)

59. ???

60. 节 [all same]

61. 中

62. 

63. 

64.  Fen-flytroops, Mawang hex.58

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