The Decipherment of the Indus Script |
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... signs 37 5 Rangpur Graffiti and Indus signs 38 6 Some Early Semitic Inscriptions 39 7 Semitic Alphabets 40 8 ... compound signs and their phonetic value Analysis of compound signs and their phonetic value Analysis of compound signs and ...
... signs 37 5 Rangpur Graffiti and Indus signs 38 6 Some Early Semitic Inscriptions 39 7 Semitic Alphabets 40 8 ... compound signs and their phonetic value Analysis of compound signs and their phonetic value Analysis of compound signs and ...
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... Compound signs with vowel indicators and ligatures 187 50 Basic and Compound signs with vowel indicators and ligatures 188 51 Basic and Compound signs with vowel indicators with ligatures 189 52 Basic and Compound signs with vowel ...
... Compound signs with vowel indicators and ligatures 187 50 Basic and Compound signs with vowel indicators and ligatures 188 51 Basic and Compound signs with vowel indicators with ligatures 189 52 Basic and Compound signs with vowel ...
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... signs is said to be 417 and the script is presumed to be pictographic or word- syllabic . The first task of the decipherer is , therefore , to carry out an analysis of all compound signs and determine the number of basic signs ...
... signs is said to be 417 and the script is presumed to be pictographic or word- syllabic . The first task of the decipherer is , therefore , to carry out an analysis of all compound signs and determine the number of basic signs ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Methodology | 21 |
Transliteration of Indus Inscriptions | 55 |
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Common terms and phrases
abbreviation added alphabetic analysis animal appears auspicious Baka basic sign bestower bhaga bountiful bull Civilization commander compound signs considered consonant conveys Dasa deity divine early epithet example Figure fire five four given gods govern governor guardian Harappan language Harappan script Hence Hittite horse India indicated Indo-European Indus script Indus seals initial INSCRIPTION/TRANSCRIPTION inscriptions king Late Harappan ligatures linear signs LOGOGRAPHS Lord Lothal Macdonell maha Makha means mentioned mighty Mohenjo-daro noted nouns occurs Papṛ pata period person phonetic value PLATE powerful praised Prajapati protect protector reference represented respectively Rigveda roots ruler śaka Sasa saviour Semitic sense separate seven short stands stems strokes strong suffix suggest syllabic taken term tion unique variant Vedic vowel Vṛshan writing written