甲骨文中有“二月父”一语,以往“”字不识,影响了对该刻辞的理解。其实,“父”即“斧枲”,有以斧收割雄麻之义。大麻是商代重要的农作物之一,与收割粟、麦、稻等农作物所使用的镰刀等工具不同,收割大麻需用斧。殷历“二月”即夏历六月,此时收割雄麻合于传统农时。通过对“二月斧枲”一语的考释。使我们得以了解殷商时期大麻栽培技术、农时和月令等方面的情况。
Because there was no interpretation of the Oracle word hemp before, its cultivation techniques of the Shang Dynasty was not clear. Hemp is one of the most important crops in the Shang Dynasty, It is different from the sickle harvesting tools of millet wheat,rice and other crops,the harvest tool of hemp is axe. The hemp harvest month on Shang dynasty and its Chinese traditional harvest time is the same. Through the inter- pretation of the words of the Oracle hemp harvest, we can understand the hemp cultivation techniques of the Shang Dynasty ,Seasonal agriculture etc.