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. |