An Indus-Sarasvatī Signboard

نویسنده

  • Subhash C. Kak
چکیده

We present the text of a large wooden signboard in the IndusSarasvat̄ı that was recently found in Dholavira in Gujarat, India. The study of this signboard could be useful in the further analysis of the Indus-Sarasvat̄ı script. We examine its implications for the direction of writing in this script.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cryptologia

دوره 20  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1996