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Books on the un-deciphered ancient Indus writing or sign system

Journey of a Civilization Indus to Vaigai

R. Balakrishnan

This is an exceptional book, from its high production value to well marshaled arguments and the broad perspective of its author, R. Balakrishnan. He has been researching the materials for decades in a careful and constructive manner. It is also a tribute to the late Iravatham Mahadevan, one of my favorite people in ancient Indus studies and India's most accomplished Indus script scholar. >

A Catalog of Indus Signs [II]

  • A Catalogue of Indus Signs II
Andreas Fuls

This, the second volume of a comprehensive catalog of Indus signs "lists all Indus inscriptions that are currently available and presents the temporal as well as spatial distribution of inscribed ar… >

Corpus of Indus Inscriptions [I]

Andreas Fuls

This book, at least 15 years in the making, is a major contribution to the study of the ancient Indus script, the product of diligent research and the careful collection of all known Indus inscriptions into a single database and two volume publication. >

The Script of Harappa and Mohenjodaro and Its Connections with Other Scripts

G. R. Hunter

The best guess at what some Indus signs may have meant and sounded like, especially the sequence of fish signs, came in this very first book on the ancient script published by an employee of the Indian Educational Service in 1933. >

Wanderers, Kings, Merchants

Peggy Mohan

Peggy Mohan's Wanderers, Kings, Merchants: The Story of India through Its Languages offers a fascinating linguistic journey through Indian history, examining how migrations, conquests, and cultural exchanges have shaped the languages of the subcontinent. >

Indus Signs and Graffiti Marks of Tamil Nadu

K. Rajan

This volume, sub-titled A Morphological Study represents a significant contribution to the study of ancient Indian scripts and cultural connections. The extensive documentation and classification of Tamil Nadu graffiti alone constitutes a valuable scholarly resource. >

Father tongue, mother land

Peggy Mohan

Father tongue, mother land: The Birth of Languages in South Asia is a natural successor to Wanders, Kings, Merchants, taking on perhaps the biggest puzzle in Indian language history: what di… >

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