| 契卒， | Qi (documents) died, |
| 子昭明立。 | and his son Zhaoming (luminous) succeeded him. |
| 昭明卒， | Zhaoming died, |
| 子相土立。 | and his son Xiangtu (view land) succeeded him. |
| 相土卒， | Xiangtu died, |
| 子昌若立。 | and his son Chang Ruo (bright-like) succeeded him. |
| 昌若卒， | Chang Ruo died, |
| 子曹圉立。 | and his son Cao Yu (cattle-pens) succeeded him. |
| 曹圉卒，子冥立。 | Zao Yu died, and his son Ming (obscure) succeeded him. |
| 冥卒，子振立。 | Ming died, and his son Zhen (shake) succeeded him. |
| 振卒， | Zhen died, |
| 子微立。 | and his son Wei (diminutive) succeeded him. |
| 微卒，子報丁立。 | Wei died, and his son Baoding (report D) succeeded him. |
| 報丁卒，子報乙立。 | Baoding died, and his son Baoyi (report B) succeeded him. |
| 報乙卒，子報丙立。 | Baoyi died, and his son Baobing (report C) succeeded him. |
| 報丙卒，子主壬立。 | Baobing died, and his son Zhuren (lord I) succeeded him. |
| 主壬卒，子主癸立。 | Zhuren died, and his son Zhu gui (lord J) succeeded him. |
| 主癸卒，子天乙立，是為成湯。 | Zhu Gui died, and his son Tian Yi (Heaven B) or Tang the Completer succeeded him. |
