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Indus Inscriptions Read
The Indus seals can be read and the language of the Harappan cities identified.
Open in the interactive tree →It needs proof that the signs record language, a shared sign list and either longer texts or a bilingual inscription. Because most texts are about five signs long, readings may give names and titles rather than narratives.
What it brings
- Knowing the language of one of the first urban civilisations
- Reading what the seals say about trade and rule
- Tying the Indus cities to later languages of South Asia