Indus age: the writing system:
This is a book about the undeciphered writing system of the Indus Civilization. Their pictographic script was invented by the people of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, and over a thousand other known settlements, in Pakistan and northwestern India. It was in use for about 600 years, 2500-1900 BC. Many att...
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| Summary: | This is a book about the undeciphered writing system of the Indus Civilization. Their pictographic script was invented by the people of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, and over a thousand other known settlements, in Pakistan and northwestern India. It was in use for about 600 years, 2500-1900 BC. Many attempts have been made to decipher this writing system. All of them have to be judged to be failures, at least in so far as can be proved by independent tests. This book is not another attempt at decipherment. It is an in-depth survey of the nature of Indus writing and a comprehensive review of the most prominent decipherment efforts. The book ends with a discussion of the progress that has been made at decipherment, with some thoughts on the direction that future research should take. |
| Physical Description: | XIV, 244 S. Ill., Kt. |
| ISBN: | 081223345X |
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| spelling | Possehl, Gregory L. Verfasser aut Indus age: the writing system Gregory L. Possehl Philadelphia, Pa. Univ. of Pennsylvania Press 1996 XIV, 244 S. Ill., Kt. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier This is a book about the undeciphered writing system of the Indus Civilization. Their pictographic script was invented by the people of Mohenjo-daro and Harappa, and over a thousand other known settlements, in Pakistan and northwestern India. It was in use for about 600 years, 2500-1900 BC. Many attempts have been made to decipher this writing system. All of them have to be judged to be failures, at least in so far as can be proved by independent tests. This book is not another attempt at decipherment. It is an in-depth survey of the nature of Indus writing and a comprehensive review of the most prominent decipherment efforts. The book ends with a discussion of the progress that has been made at decipherment, with some thoughts on the direction that future research should take. Indus-beschaving gtt Maten en gewichten gtt Schrift gtt Zegels gtt Geschichte Brahmi alphabet History Indus civilization Indus script Seals (Numismatics) Pakistan Harappa Site Seals (Numismatics) Pakistan Mohenjo-Daro Site Weights and measures India History Weights and measures, Ancient Indusschrift (DE-588)4335089-6 gnd rswk-swf Harappakultur (DE-588)4023410-1 gnd rswk-swf Indien Indusschrift (DE-588)4335089-6 s DE-604 Harappakultur (DE-588)4023410-1 s |
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