Indus script

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Harappan_script
gptkbp:averageInscriptionLength 5 signs
gptkbp:controversy whether it is a full writing system
whether it represents a language
gptkbp:deciphermentAttempts numerous
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1870s
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Harappa
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indus script
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage over 4000
gptkbp:inscriptionsFoundAt gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:languageFamily gptkb:Dravidian
gptkb:Munda
gptkb:Indo-Aryan
gptkbp:longestInscription 26 signs
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Asko_Parpola
gptkb:Gregory_Possehl
gptkb:Iravatham_Mahadevan
gptkb:K._Rajesh_Rao
gptkb:Michael_Witzel
gptkb:Richard_Sproat
gptkb:Steve_Farmer
gptkb:Y._V._Knorozov
gptkb:S._R._Rao
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Pashupati_seal
gptkb:Dholavira_signboard
gptkb:Rohri_chert_tablet
gptkbp:numberOfRooms about 400
gptkbp:period c. 3300–1300 BCE
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_Asia
gptkb:Indus_Valley
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Egyptian_hieroglyphs
gptkb:Sumerian_cuneiform
gptkb:Proto-Elamite_script
gptkbp:script pictographic
ideographic
logo-syllabic
proto-writing
gptkbp:status undeciphered
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register_(Dholavira_signboard)
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
gptkbp:usedOn gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:graphical_user_interface
gptkb:stone
granite
ivory
metal
seals
tablets
tools
terracotta
copper plates
gptkbp:writingSystem right to left
boustrophedon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4