Indus writing mlecchitavikalpa(Meluhha cipher)--1
- Adoration of pattaṇī ʻferrymanʼ, paṭṭaṟai‘guild’, kole.l‘smithy, temple’
Meluhha hieroglyphs on Indus script catalogs document metalwork. A gloss for smithy, kole.l, also means a temple.
http://youtu.be/jFUyzMGWbkc
Indus writing mlecchitavikalpa(Meluhha cipher)—2
-- Semantics & orthography of svastikahieroglyph
Zinc was alloyed with other mineral ores to create hard alloys. Svastika hieroglyph also denoted zinc in Meluhha: sattva which also meant the alloy 'pewter'. Archaeological evidence shows condensation retorts to produce zinc metal. A demonstration of Bronze Age competence in smelting and creating alloys.
http://youtu.be/jRjpJsZvNo8
S. Kalyanaraman
Sarasvati Research Center
September 12, 2014
- Adoration of pattaṇī ʻferrymanʼ, paṭṭaṟai‘guild’, kole.l‘smithy, temple’
Meluhha hieroglyphs on Indus script catalogs document metalwork. A gloss for smithy, kole.l, also means a temple.
http://youtu.be/jFUyzMGWbkc
Indus writing mlecchitavikalpa(Meluhha cipher)—2
-- Semantics & orthography of svastikahieroglyph
Zinc was alloyed with other mineral ores to create hard alloys. Svastika hieroglyph also denoted zinc in Meluhha: sattva which also meant the alloy 'pewter'. Archaeological evidence shows condensation retorts to produce zinc metal. A demonstration of Bronze Age competence in smelting and creating alloys.
http://youtu.be/jRjpJsZvNo8
S. Kalyanaraman
Sarasvati Research Center
September 12, 2014