鐘鼎文 しょうていぶん

shōteibun

1. Not bronze script.; Not ancient script.

1. Was bronze script.; Was ancient script.

1. Bronze inscription style; Archaic script

1. It is not classical Chinese.; It is not archaic script.

1. It's not bell/tripod inscription style.; It's not formal writing.

1. Was archaic script.; Was bronze script.

1. Bell and tripod script.; Ancient script.

1. It is not written in bronze script.; It is not in the style of ancient inscriptions.

1. Was not bronze script.; Wasn't archaic Chinese script.

1. Probably archaic script.; Probably bronze inscription.

1. Was not bronze script.; Was not an archaic style of writing.

1. Wasn't bronze script.; Wasn't archaic writing.

1. Probably bronze script.; Probably ancient writing.

1. Was not written in bronze script.; Was not in the style of bronze inscriptions.

1. If/when the bronze inscriptions were…; If the bronze inscriptions had been…

1. If it were bronze inscriptions; If it were in bronze script

1. If/when the bronze inscriptions…; When referring to bronze inscriptions…