Deciphering the Indus script

by Parpola, Asko

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Title Statements

Full title :Deciphering the Indus script / Asko Parpola.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1994.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:New York, NY
Language:eng
Publication Date:1994.

The Physical Object

Description:xxii, 374 pages : : illustrations, maps ; : 30 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0521430798, 9780521430791
oclc:ocm27034771
LC Classification:PK119.5
Dewey Decimal:491/.1

1. The Indus Civilization and its historical context -- 2. Early writing systems -- 3. Deciphering an unknown script -- 4. Approaches to the Indus script -- 5. Internal evidence for the type of script used in the Indus Valley -- 6. Internal evidence for the structure of the Indus language -- 7. External clues to the Indus script -- 8. In search of the Indus language -- 9. Dravidian languages and the Harappan culture -- 10. The 'fish' signs of the Indus script -- 11. The astronomical and astrological background -- 12. The trefoil motif: further evidence for astral religion -- 13. Evidence for Harappan worship of the god Muruku -- 14. Evidence for Harappan worship of the Goddess -- 15. Epilogue -- Appendix: Compounds ending in the word min in Tamil Lexicon.

Subjects

Antiquities Civilisation de l'Indus Écriture de l'Indus Fouilles archéologiques -- Pakistan Harappa (Pakistan ; site archéologique) Harappa Site (Pakistan) Indic languages Indus civilization Indus script Pakistan Pakistan -- Antiquités Pakistan -- Antiquities Pakistan -- Harappa Site