Fetus symbol- indicates growing embryo and thereby suggests the transmigration of the soul. Abstract: In ancient Indus Valley civilization, many ceremonies were conducted to protect the growing embryo. The ‘Valaikappu’ (Bangle ceremony) was one such ceremony. The above-given symbol means the fetus symbol. Look at the shape of the logo; it looks like an aborted […]
Plummet is a kind of amulet Abstract: I have already said that many of the Indus symbols resemble Egyptian hieroglyphs, and there is a close connection between these two writing systems. It is likely, the Egyptian priests and scribes arrived first in Indus valley followed by Sumerian priests and Vedic priests. The Indus symbols show […]
Kavu-2 -The variant of Kavu symbol Abstract: Generally, the word kavu is represented by this ‘U’ symbol. It looks like that there is one additional symbol for this word Kavu. The above-given ‘wooden frame’ symbol expresses the same idea as the ‘kavu’ symbol. It is possible that different priests could have used different ideograms to […]
‘Upraised Hand’ symbol indicates ‘Ka’ (Soul) of a dead person. Abstract The symbol of upraised hands is seen in many instances in Indus seal inscriptions. The same symbol appears in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics also, which indicated the ‘Ka’ (soul) of a dead person. Figure 1: Indus seal showing the word ‘pithru karma.’ Seal courtesy book of […]
‘Kavu’ means ‘sacrifice’ in Indus inscriptions. Figure 1 Abstract: The above given ‘U’ symbol is the most frequently used in Indus inscriptions. It indicates the word ‘Sacrifice’. Asko Parpola has identified that this symbol looks like the head of a cow. My opinion is that this symbol looks like a modified form of ‘Upraised hand […]
‘Pitchfork’ symbol indicates ‘offering table.’ Abstract: Earlier, I was under the impression that the ‘pitchfork’ like symbol could be a weapon. But it turned out that the ‘pitchfork’ like symbol indicates the ‘offering table’. A similar hieroglyphic symbol appears in Egyptian civilization with similar meaning. This correlation shows that Indus script writing was influenced by […]
‘Mat’ symbol indicates the word ‘invitation’ to the Yajna ceremony. Abstract Some ideograms in Indus seal inscriptions indicate a mat. The mat logo indicates the seat offered to the gods in the Yajna. More Pithrus had been invited to the Yajna than the ‘devatas’ in Indus valley seal inscriptions. This act of importance given to […]
‘Karuppa Swami’ was the ‘Gate Keeper God’ Figure 1: Gatekeeper god symbol. Symbol courtesy – Asko Parpola (1) This symbol (Grapheme) intrigued me for a long time. I was trying to read each symbol separately. After many attempts, I got the idea that all these three symbols should be read together. Reading this grapheme was […]
‘Smasana-cayana’altar (Vedic burial ritual) in Indus Valley Civilization. Figure 1: Evidence of ‘Smasana-cayana’ ritual Picture courtesy (Subramanian.T.S, 2015) The above shown picture shows the remnant of ‘Vedic Yajna ‘ritual as per observation of T.S.Subramanian. The article is published in the front line magazine. The discovery and excavation of a new site, 4MSR, near Binjor, Rajasthan, […]