undeciphered Indus script

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/undeciphered_Indus_script

GPTKB entity

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
gptkbp:influenced	none known
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:unknown
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage	over 4000
gptkbp:languageFamily	gptkb:unknown gptkb:Dravidian gptkb:Munda gptkb:Indo-Aryan
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	undeciphered Indus script