Meaning of Indus script | Babel Free

Definitions

An as yet undeciphered corpus of symbols found on some artefacts from the Indus Valley Civilization, possibly representing a script of a language.

Examples

“Although scholars have⟳ had these seals, the so-called Indus script, since the early twentieth century, little progress⟳ has been made in decoding their meaning, largely because of the nature of the seals themselves and the problem of language.”

“It has been suggested, based solely on the number⟳ of signs, that the Indus script is logo-syllabic.”

“While most of the marks are simple and of a universal nature, a few were later used as signs in the Indus script.”

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