Harappan script

GPTKB entity

Statements (85)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Indus_script
gptkbp:debatedDecipherment gptkb:Dravidian_hypothesis
gptkb:Indo-Aryan_hypothesis
gptkb:Munda_hypothesis
non-linguistic symbol hypothesis
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Alexander_Cunningham
1872
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Harappa
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harappan script
gptkbp:inscriptionsFoundAt gptkb:Amri
gptkb:Banawali
gptkb:Bhirrana
gptkb:Shikarpur
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Somnath
gptkb:Allahdino
gptkb:Desalpur
gptkb:Kot_Diji
gptkb:Sarai_Khola
gptkb:Shortugai
gptkb:Sothi
gptkb:Bara
gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Balu
gptkb:Farmana
gptkb:Kunal
gptkb:Bet_Dwarka
gptkb:Chandigarh
gptkb:Gujarat
gptkb:Haryana
gptkb:Punjab
gptkb:Rajasthan
gptkb:Rangpur
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkb:Kalibangan
gptkb:Lothal
gptkb:Rakhigarhi
gptkb:Bargaon
gptkb:Manda
gptkb:Prabhas_Patan
gptkb:Alamgirpur
gptkb:Hulas
gptkb:Rojdi
gptkb:Surkotada
gptkb:Bagasra
gptkb:Jognakhera
gptkb:Kanmer
gptkb:Karanpura
gptkb:Khokhra_Kot
gptkb:Kuntasi
gptkb:Nagwada
gptkb:Rupar
gptkb:Sanauli
gptkb:Sutkagan_Dor
gptkb:Sutkagen-dor
gptkb:Baluchistan
gptkb:Chanhudaro
gptkb:Ganweriwala
gptkb:Padri
Sindh
gptkbp:notableFeature short inscriptions
no bilingual inscriptions
no clear connection to later scripts
no evidence of long texts
gptkbp:numberOfRooms about 400
gptkbp:period c. 2600–1900 BCE
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Indus_Valley
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization_art
gptkbp:script logo-syllabic
gptkbp:status undeciphered
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
gptkbp:usedFor seals
tablets
tools
pottery inscriptions
gptkbp:writingSystem right to left
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indus_script
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5