Tamil Nadu graffiti – Crocodile goddess Ammit/Taweret The above graffiti symbol from Uraiyur represents the demon goddess Ammit/Taweret. The above graffiti is from Uraiyur, Trichy district. Refer to page 131 of Gurumurthy’s book. The second symbol may represent the “Sa” symbol, a type of talisman that provides protection against evil forces. The ‘Sa’ symbol in […]
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, […]
‘Branch symbol’ indicates the word ‘Sastha.’ The above given two symbols indicate branches of a tree. The Sanskrit word ‘Zakhastha’ means ‘branch-sitting’ that is the god sitting on a branch. Further, it is likely that this word got distorted and being pronounced as ‘Sastha’ in Tamil Nadu and Kerala as on today. There were three […]
Worship of the four directions (Loka-palakas) in Egypt and ancient Tamil Nadu. There is a strange symbol with four legs in IVC as well as in Tamil Nadu pottery graffiti. This symbol has long puzzled me, and I have finally found an answer. This answer came from TN graffiti, not from IVC symbols. Please note […]
Rampant human sacrifices in the Indus Valley civilisation Many historians and archaeologists paint a picture of a peaceful society in IVC. The seal’s inscriptions indicate that it was a bloodthirsty society where human sacrifices were common, and they made a point to record these events as well. The work of Asko Parpola supports my observation. […]
Critical analysis of the work of Srinivasan Kalyanaraman Srinivasan Kalyanaraman is a retired bank official based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, who has spent a considerable amount of time deciphering the Indian script. He has written nearly 3000 articles on this issue. That means, on average, one article for every day for the past 10 years. […]
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 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 […]
Cone symbol means ‘given eternal life.’ Abstract The cone symbol intrigued me for a long time; finally, a beautiful meaning has emerged. This cone symbol indicates the act of ‘ giving eternal life’ by Egyptian god Heh. Other gods also vied for the same power. God Heh gave the mortals eternal life of million years, […]
The double mountain symbol indicates the Egyptian god Geb. Figure 1 The hieroglyphic symbol for the mountain. Egyptian myths.net gives the best description of Geb. This website states that the hieroglyphic sign for “mountain” depicts two peaks with a valley running between them. This image approximated the hills on either side of the Nile valley. […]