| | 喪大記: |
君將大斂，子弁絰，即位于序端，卿大夫即位于堂廉楹西，北面東上，父兄堂下北面，夫人命婦尸西東面，外宗房中南面。小臣鋪席，商祝鋪絞紟衾衣，士盥于盤，上士舉遷尸于斂上。卒斂，宰告，子馮之踴，夫人東面亦如之。 |
| Sang Da Ji: |
When the great dressing of a ruler's body was about to commence, his son, with the sackcloth band about his cap, went to his place at the (south) end of the (eastern) corridor, while the ministers and Great officers took theirs at the corner of the hall, with the pillar on their west, their faces to the north, and their row ascending to the east. The uncles, brothers, and cousins were below the hall, with their faces to the north, The (son's) wife, and other wives whose position had been confirmed were on the west of the body, with their faces to other states the east. The female relations from the other states were in their apartments with their faces to the south. Inferior officers spread the mats. The Shang officers of prayer spread the strings, the coverlet, and clothes. The officers had their hands over the vessels. They then lifted the corpse and removed it to the place for the dressing. When the dressing was finished, the superintendent announced the fact. The son then (seemed to) lean on it, and leaped while his wife did the same, with her face to the east. |
| | 喪大記: |
大夫之喪，將大斂，既鋪絞紟衾衣。君至，主人迎，先入門右，巫止於門外，君釋菜，祝先入升堂，君即位于序端，卿大夫即位于堂廉楹西，北面東上；主人房外南面，主婦尸西，東面。遷尸，卒斂，宰告，主人降，北面于堂下，君撫之，主人拜稽顙，君降、升主人馮之，命主婦馮之。 |
| Sang Da Ji: |
At the mourning rites of a Great officer, they were about to proceed to the great dressing, and the tie-strings, coverlets, and clothes had all been spread out, the ruler arrived, and was met by (the son), the principal mourner. The son entered before him, (and stood) at the right of the gate, outside which the exorcist stopped. The ruler having put down the vegetables (as an offering to the spirit of the gate), and the blesser entered preceding him, entered and went up to the hall. He then repaired to his place at the end of the corridor, while the ministers, and Great officers took theirs at the corner of the hall on the west of the pillar, looking to the north, their row ascending to the east. The presiding mourner was outside the apartment (where the corpse was), facing the south. His wife presiding was on the west of the body, facing the east. When they had moved the corpse, and finished the dressing, the steward reported that they had done so, and the presiding mourner went down below the hall, with his face to the north. There the ruler laid on him the soothing hand, and he bowed with his forehead, to the ground. The ruler signified to him to go up, and lean on the body, and also requested his wife, presiding, to lean on it. |
