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The Indus script and the Rig-Veda Hardcover – March 1, 2001

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Since the publication of the concordances of the inscriptions of the Indus seals many people have been working on the solution of the riddle presented by the 5000 years old script of the Indus valley. At first sight the task does not appear too difficult, as there are pictograms that can easily be recognized as man, bird, fish, dog or plant or a part of them. A lot of signs are geometric, but this does seem to be an insurmountable obstacle either, since some of them resemble or are identical to the majuscules of the Greek and the Latin alphabet or found in the mudras of Indian dance and in the patterns of symbolic Indian art. The decipherments that were based on these similarities resulted, however, only in the reading of some inscriptions as more or less obscure names, sometimes not even a phonetic value could be given. Nevertheless they are often presented as complete decipherments to the public. On this account, the pretension that the Indus script is deciphered meets with increasing suspicion and is exposed to ridicule even. Many scholars working in this field are nowadays of the opinion that the Indus script is altogether indecipherable if not a bilingual of considerable size turns up.

The approach to a decipherment presented in this volume make avail of bilingual, too, but its masterkey is the discovering of the symbolic and linguistic connection of the Indus signs with the Rg-Veda. More than 200 inscriptions, among them the longest and those with the most interesting motifs, have been decoded here by setting them word after word in relation to Rg-Vedic verses. The results that were gained by this method of comparison for the pictographic and phonetic values of the Indus signs are surprising and far beyond the most daring phantasy. They have been summarized now in a complete sign-dictionary containing over 150 further inscriptions. At the same time many problems of the Rg-Veda could be solved and new insights be won, for example in the issue of the age of the Rg-Veda and the origin of the Vedic poets or the nature of the Soma plant.
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    326 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Motilal Banarsidass, India
  4. Publication date
    March 1, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    5.91 x 0.91 x 8.66 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    8120814053
  7. ISBN-13
    978-8120814059
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''The book is highly technical... It is obvious that the effort which has gone into this work is tremendous.'' --- N.V.C. Swamy

''..this book will attract the attention of scholars working in the field.'' --- The Adyar Library Bulletin Vol. 62

''All the ten chapters in this book are full of information and interpretations. ...those who are initiated into the mysterious script, the book opens new vistas.... The book is nicely produced. There are copious footnotes, a general index, and an adequate bibliography.'' --- Prabuddha Bharata

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Motilal Banarsidass, India; 2nd edition (March 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 326 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 8120814053
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8120814059
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.91 x 0.91 x 8.66 inches
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Govind
5.0 out of 5 stars since many more sites are being explored the script needs to be decifered to make this largest ancient civilization articulate
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
I find the book very relevant in decifering a script which has remained a mystery.I am myself a linguist and actively involved in working on this subject rating 5
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Gerald Van Waes
5.0 out of 5 stars one of the more interesting books on Indus script.
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I checked a couple of books on Harapan/Indus script. This aproach finally sees some connections between the script and where it comes from. It becomes clear there must be some connection between certain myths and the writings on the seals.
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