I got a tattoo.
Dec. 18th, 2025 04:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.poitrine.co.uk/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mouseToday, finally, I got a tattoo...
It's the oracle bone script character for mouse, or rat. I've had a strong interest in both of these subjects for a very very long time.
Oracle bone script is the writing system modern Chinese (and therefore Japanese) writing was derived from. Questions would be carved onto turtle bones, cast into the fire, and the cracks would be read. A form of divination, hence, "oracle bone" script.
I always thought petroglyphs of all kinds were beautiful.
It's the oracle bone script character for mouse, or rat. I've had a strong interest in both of these subjects for a very very long time.
Oracle bone script is the writing system modern Chinese (and therefore Japanese) writing was derived from. Questions would be carved onto turtle bones, cast into the fire, and the cracks would be read. A form of divination, hence, "oracle bone" script.
I always thought petroglyphs of all kinds were beautiful.
