I have no theories to offer. I merely say Meluhha (Mleccha) was a vernacular form of Indian sprachbund and glosses of the vernacular are identifiable matching hieroglyphs rebus (the cipher key). Call it writing system or proto-writing or what you will.
I don't want to straightjacket a large volume of evidence, say, 7000 Indus writing artifacts. It will be a leap of faith to call these the work of 'illiterates'.
I submit that attempts made in corpora to distinguish two categories of writing: 1. field symbols; and 2. signs resulted in a blind alley in understanding the meanings sought to be conveyed by the exquisitely crafted artifacts such as miniature seals, tablets, copper tablets, objects in the round, even inscribed metal objects, tools and weapons.
If a name is needed for the Meluhha study, it can be titled an applied google search in Cipher cryptanalysis related to Hindu civilization. It starts with Meluhha as a language and identifies a glossary of the spoken idiom.
I see the messages turning out to be communications among artisans of the bronze age.
I see the messages turning out to be communications among artisans of the bronze age.
Kalyanaraman
Sarasvati Research Center
February 5, 2014