Entries by Jeyakumar Ramasami

Tamil Nadu graffiti The Ka symbol indicates the soul.

Tamil Nadu Graffiti – The “Ka” symbol indicates the “soul” The above-given picture shows the graffiti symbol from Hyderabad. Reference picture no. 2.10, page no 101, book of Rajan. (1) This hand symbol is similar to the “Ka” symbol of Egyptian hieroglyphics. In this Hyderabad graffiti, the hand symbol is drawn in an inverted way, […]

Deficiencies in the research work of Yajnadevam.

Deficiencies in the research work of Yajnadevam on deciphering Indus script Yajnadevam, also known as Bharath Rao, is a computer scientist and cryptographer who claims to have deciphered the Indus script, an ancient writing system from the Indus Valley Civilization, through a cryptanalytic approach. His field of expertise is in cryptography and computer science. First, […]

Tamil Nadu Graffiti Swastika symbol.

Tamil Nadu graffiti symbol – Swastika. Figure 1 Graffiti symbols from Tamil Nadu. The above pottery graffiti symbol is from Tamil Nadu. These figures are drawn after the illustrations from Rajan’s book. (1) The same swastika appears later in Hinduism and is used in a widespread way. However, the meaning is not clear in the […]

Tamil Nadu graffiti- Double mountain symbol indicates egyptian god ‘geb’

Double mountain indicates ‘Aker.’ Abstract The double mountain symbol origin seems to be from Egyptian Hieroglyphics. This double mountain indicated the mountains through which the Nile river flowed. Egyptians thought the ‘netherworld’ lay beyond these two mountains, and the two lions were considered the protectors of that realm. It looks like Indus people also believed […]

Crocodile symbol indicates the demon Ammit and Goddess Tawaret

Crocodile symbol indicates the Egyptian demon Ammit and Goddess Tawaret. Abstract: Ammit was the Egyptian demoness, but she was also present in the Indus Valley civilization. That shows the influence of Egyptian civilization on Indus culture. There is a second possibility; this symbol could have also indicated the Egyptian goddess Tawaret. The above-given symbols could […]