Banawali Indus Script inscriptions signify ranku 'tin' rango 'pewter', kol...
https://tinyurl.com/yxtde3mwThis monograph presents 29 Banawali inscriptions and starts with the decipherment of a unique seal impression from Banawali which signifies a composite animal of tiger...
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https://tinyurl.com/yxrgwojrStamp seal with a boat scene. Steatite.L. 2 cm. W. 1.9 cm. Gulf region, Failaka F6758 Early Dilmun, ca. 2000-1800 BCE. National Council of Culture, Arts, and Letters, Kuwait...
View ArticleHorned persons under an arbour, with scarves, wristlets signify khar onager'...
https://tinyurl.com/yxpal7ppThis monograph identifies a person adored by adorants on Indus Script inscriptions, as a guild-master of smiths.This is an addendum to:1. Evidence of temple (smithy)...
View ArticleRoots of zabar, siparru 'bronze' in Latvian *BARiņš viz. VARiņš > bronze खोंड...
https://tinyurl.com/y6qukk92A copper bull from the Sumerian site of Al-Ubaid, in modern-day southern Iraq. The Copper Bull is a copper sculpture found at the site of Tell al-'Ubaid near the ancient...
View ArticleHarappa standard tablet documents ṭhākur 'blacksmith' karṇī 'Supercargo',...
https://tinyurl.com/y6odxb6l-- karṇī Supercargo's daybook entries ṭhākur 'blacksmith', kuṭhi 'smelter' goṭā 'ferrite, laterite ore' bharata 'alloy of pewter, copper, tin' ayo dhakka 'bright alloy...
View Article'Unicorn' is खोंड khōṇḍa 'young bull, bullcalf' rebus کار کند kār-kund...
https://tinyurl.com/yx9nkvxu--'Unicorn' کار کند kār-kund 'manager'कारकून 'scribe' cylinder seal from Sumer, Flagpost of Mari mosaic panel demonstrate that Meluhha artisans/speakers moved into Ancient...
View ArticleCopenhagen Glyptotek shows three glazed brick reliefs from Ishtar Gate. 1....
https://tinyurl.com/y2sp5godThe Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek (NCG) in Copenhagen is in possession of three glazed brick reliefs from the Babylonian entrance complex (Fig. 1-3) acquired by the Museum in 1930...
View ArticleMušḫuššu a composite animal, young bull, lion on Ishtar gate are Indus Script...
https://tinyurl.com/yxrjc53fThis is an addendum to: Copenhagen Glyptotek shows three glazed brick reliefs from Ishtar Gate. 1. young bull, 2. lion and 3. animal, like a composite animal of Indus Script...
View ArticleBun-shaped cast iron ingots dul mūhā mẽṛhẽt are signified by unique 'two...
https://tinyurl.com/y4cdwtwnh1977a dhollu ‘drummer’ (Western Pahari) Rebus: dul ‘cast metal’. The 'drummer' hieroglyph thus announces a cast metal.karã̄ n. pl. wristlets, bangles Rebus: khār खार्...
View ArticleHindu civilization in Binjor and in Laos attested by aṣṭāśri yūpa...
https://tinyurl.com/y55emtoeThanks to Pawan Sayam Gond for putting together exquisite images and his notes on Facebook. aṣṭāśri yūpa 'eight-corner pillar' is an integral part of Śivalinga. The same...
View ArticleChanhudaro seal of a trampling, in-heat bull & a supine long-legged person...
https://tinyurl.com/y2p29ymk-- Chanhudaro seal bison kamda, 'in heat' atop a dhanga = 'tall, long shanked'person rebus: dhangar 'blacksmith'. -- The Chanhudaro seal narrative is Indus Script hypertext,...
View ArticleSohgaura copper plate and Audumbara coins are archaeological evidence for...
https://tinyurl.com/y59yhkaj-- Audumbara coins with Indus Script hypertexts of rājanya gaṇa -- राजन्य kingly, princely, royal (R̥gveda), name of अग्नि or FireLocation of the Audumbaras relative to...
View ArticleEvidence from 184 excavated sites evaluated by Akinori Uesugi validates Indus...
https://tinyurl.com/yxzk2ojuAkinori Uesugi (2018) presents a comprehensive list of 184 excavated sites and suggests a perspective of viewing the phases of evolution of the Sarasvati Civilization in...
View ArticleLeaping tigers kolhe kō̃da कोँद 'smelter kiln', crocodile, pubes,...
https://tinyurl.com/y2f9t6lv -- Indus Script hypertexts on h180 signify کار کند kār-kund, कारकुन kārakuna 'scribe, manager' of rāca stone ore (meṛed-bica) kuṭhi smelterCrocodile hieroglyph on Indus...
View ArticleDecipherment of Rakhigarhi cylinder seal explains why Rakhigarhi was the...
https://tinyurl.com/y4txpd64The Rakhigarhi cylinder seal is an indicator of contact with Ancient Near East since the unusual form of cylinder seal with Indus Script inscription affirms such contacts....
View ArticleIndus Script Cipher explains why (dh)makara is vāhana for Ganga rebus:...
https://tinyurl.com/y5s9sxnkMakara is NOT a myth. It is an abiding reality, as close to truth as any civilizational narrative can get. It is a breath-taking orthographic rendering of activities...
View ArticleSurprising validation of Indus Script Decipherment as 'wealth-acccounting...
https://tinyurl.com/y4mtv9g2--lists Eight Nidhi of Padmini with presiding divinity Lakṣmī (Ch. 68)As i have endeavoured to trace the nava-nidhi and Padmini, 'eight treasures or magical arts' in...
View ArticleIndus Script inscriptions relate to lapidary, metal work wealth only,...
https://tinyurl.com/y6jz2kyfThis is an addendum to:Surprising validation of Indus Script Decipherment as 'wealth-acccounting ledgers' in Mārkaṇḍeya Purāṇa https://tinyurl.com/y4mtv9g2A valid doubt is...
View ArticleUAE academics reconstructing 'revolutionary' Bronze Age boat
UAE academics reconstructing 'revolutionary' Bronze Age boatUsing historical sources, university lecturers and students are piecing together a reconstruction of a primitive ship that caused a trade...
View ArticleTo validate Indus Script Cipher do we need a Rosetta stone when we have...
https://tinyurl.com/yxud8sfj--We have thousands of ancient coins, Gardez Vināyaka, Anthropomorphs, Sohgaura Copper plate,Sanchi, Bhaja, Amaravati sculptures which demonstrate that the Indus Script...
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