Fence symbol indicates Anv-Ashtakya ceremony. Abstract I identified the above-given symbol as ‘fence symbol’ long time back. My earlier assumption was that the symbol indicates the Sanskrit word ‘Bagh’ (Garden). I correlated the symbol to ‘Ba’ sound based on the logo-syllabic principle. That explanation was not satisfactory and was not fitting well in various inscriptions […]
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 […]
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 […]