{"product_id":"deciphering-the-indus-script-paperback-9780521795661","title":"Deciphering the Indus Script (Paperback) 9780521795661","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDeciphering the Indus Script\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis fascinating study confirms that the Indus script was logo-syllabic and that the Indus language belonged to the Dravidian family.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAsko Parpola (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521795661, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 1 October 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 21 x 2.1 cm, 0.89 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… most complete and best-informed treatment of the subject.' Michael D. Coe, Antiquity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOf the writing systems of the ancient world which still await deciphering, the Indus script is the most important. It developed in the Indus or Harappan Civilization, which flourished c. 2500–1900 BC in and around modern Pakistan, collapsing before the earliest historical records of South Asia were composed. Nearly 4,000 samples of the writing survive, mainly on stamp seals and amulets, but no translations. Professor Parpola is the chief editor of the Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions. His ideas about the script, the linguistic affinity of the Harappan language, and the nature of the Indus religion are informed by a remarkable command of Aryan, Dravidian, and Mesopotamian sources, archaeological materials, and linguistic methodology. His fascinating study confirms that the Indus script was logo-syllabic, and that the Indus language belonged to the Dravidian family.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Introduction: 1. The Indus Civilization and its historical context\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Indus Script: 2. Early writing systems\u003cbr\u003e 3. Deciphering an unknown script\u003cbr\u003e 4. Approaches to the Indus script\u003cbr\u003e 5. Internal evidence for the type of script used in the Indus Valley\u003cbr\u003e 6. Internal evidence on the structure of the Indus language\u003cbr\u003e 7. External clues to the Indus script\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Linguistic Context: 8. In search of the Indus language\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dravidian languages and the Harappan culture\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Interpretations of Indus Pictograms: 10. The 'fish' signs of the Indus script\u003cbr\u003e 11. The astronomical and astrological background\u003cbr\u003e 12. The trefoil motif: further evidence for astral religion\u003cbr\u003e 13. Evidence for Harappan worship of the god Muruku\u003cbr\u003e 14. Evidence for Harappan worship of the Goddess\u003cbr\u003e 15. Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Bibliographical notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeography [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeography\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeography%20%5Bhistory%20of%20writing%5D%20%5BCFL%5D%22\"\u003ehistory of writing CFL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003125879064,"sku":"9780521795661","price":42.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521795661i_c2b7c9e0-c370-409f-8e95-345853ccfe4a.jpg?v=1691368134","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/deciphering-the-indus-script-paperback-9780521795661","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}