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undeciphered Indus script
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/undeciphered_Indus_script
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:writing_system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Harappan_script
gptkbp:controversy
debate over linguistic content
may be non-linguistic symbols
may not represent a language
gptkbp:deciphermentAttempts
many
gptkbp:discoveredBy
1870s
gptkbp:examplesFoundOn
gptkb:ceramics
seals
amulets
tablets
tools
gptkbp:foundIn
gptkb:India
gptkb:Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
undeciphered Indus script
gptkbp:influenced
none known
gptkbp:influencedBy
unknown
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage
over 4000
gptkbp:languageFamily
gptkb:Dravidian
gptkb:Munda
gptkb:Indo-Aryan
unknown
gptkbp:longestInscription
26 signs
gptkbp:notableContributor
gptkb:Asko_Parpola
gptkb:Gregory_Possehl
gptkb:Iravatham_Mahadevan
gptkb:Michael_Witzel
gptkb:Richard_Sproat
gptkb:Steve_Farmer
gptkb:S._R._Rao
gptkbp:notablePlace
gptkb:Dholavira
gptkb:Harappa
gptkb:Mohenjo-daro
gptkb:Kalibangan
gptkb:Lothal
gptkb:Rakhigarhi
gptkbp:numberOfRooms
about 400
gptkbp:period
c. 2600–1900 BCE
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization_art
ancient scripts
ancient South Asian history
gptkbp:script
ideographic (hypothesized)
logo-syllabic (hypothesized)
pictographic (hypothesized)
gptkbp:status
undeciphered
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
gptkbp:usedIn
gptkb:Indus_Valley_Civilization
gptkbp:writingSystem
right to left
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Indus_region
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7