Juryeonggu
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Juryeonggu (Korean: 주령구; Hanja: 酒令具) was a 14-sided die from the Unified Silla period, which was excavated from Donggung Palace and Wolji Pond.[1] It was made of oak and had 6 square faces and 8 hexagonal faces. (Note that the hexagonal faces are not regular hexagons.)
The inscriptions on each face are thought to be penalties in a drinking game involving the die.[2]
Th original was destroyed when trying to remove its moisture in a microwave oven.[2]
The six square faces
- Eumjindaeso (飮盡大笑) - Laughing loudly after finishing a glass of alcohol
- Samjanilgeo (三盞一去) - Drinking three cups of alcohol at once, or drinking three cups and taking one step.
- Singing and drinking alone
- Geumseongjakmu (禁聲作舞) - Dancing without making a sound after drinking alcohol
- Jungin-tabi (衆人打鼻) - Multiple people hitting each other's noses
- Yubeomgonggwa (有犯空過) - Remaining still even when many people gang up on you and play tricks.
The eight hexagonal faces
- Do not discard ugly things - Do not throw away even if they are dirty
- Yangjanjeukbang (兩盞則放) - Pouring out two cups of wine
- Gokbijeukjin (曲臂則盡) - Drinking all the alcohol with the arms bent
- Imuicheongga (任意請歌) - Asking someone to sing at will
- Nongmyeongonggwa (弄面孔過) - Staying still even when your face is tickled
- Wolgyeongilgok (Moon Mirror Song) - Singing the song 'Wolgyeong'
- Gongyeongsigwa (Empty Poetry Recitation) - Reciting a Poem
- Jachang Gwaeraeman (自唱怪來晩) - Singing the song 'Gwaeraeman'
