Question

why harappan script is regarded as pictographic?

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Answer 1

• ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴀᴘᴘᴀɴ ꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ ɪꜱ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇ ɪᴛꜱ ꜱɪɢɴꜱ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ ʙɪʀᴅꜱ, ꜰɪꜱʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ꜰᴏʀᴍꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ʙᴏᴜꜱᴛʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴅᴏɴ, ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴏɴ ᴏɴᴇ ʟɪɴᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʟᴇꜰᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ʟɪɴᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱɪɢɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴀᴘᴘᴀɴ ꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ ɪꜱ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 400 ᴀɴᴅ 600. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴘʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ʏᴇᴛ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱ (ᴏʀ ʜᴀʀᴀᴘᴘᴀɴ) ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ. ꜱᴏᴍᴇ 3500 ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴍᴇɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ ꜱᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ꜱᴛᴀᴍᴘ ꜱᴇᴀʟꜱ ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ꜱᴛᴏɴᴇ, ɪɴ ᴍᴏᴜʟᴅᴇᴅ ᴛᴇʀʀᴀᴄᴏᴛᴛᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴍᴜʟᴇᴛꜱ, ɪɴ ꜰʀᴀɢᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴀᴛᴇɢᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜱᴄʀɪʙᴇᴅ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛꜱ. ɪɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ꜱɪɢɴꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴀʟꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍᴜʟᴇᴛꜱ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ɪᴄᴏɴᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴍᴏᴛɪꜰꜱ, ᴍᴏꜱᴛʟʏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴛɪᴄ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟꜱ ᴀᴘᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʟʏ ᴡᴏʀꜱʜɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀꜱ ꜱᴀᴄʀᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ꜰᴇᴡ ᴄᴜʟᴛɪᴄ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇꜱ, ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴛʜʀᴏᴘᴏᴍᴏʀᴘʜɪᴄ ᴅᴇɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀꜱʜɪᴘᴘᴇʀꜱ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴋᴇʏ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴠᴇꜱᴛɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀʀᴀᴘᴘᴀɴ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴍᴏɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴠᴇxɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍꜱ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴀꜱɪᴀɴ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏʜɪꜱᴛᴏʀʏ.
• ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱ ꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ ꜱʏꜱᴛᴇᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴠᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ, ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪꜱɪɴɢ ɴᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴ ꜰɪᴠᴇ ꜱɪɢɴꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴠᴇʀᴀɢᴇ. ᴡɪᴛʜ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱꜰᴜʟ ᴅᴇᴄɪᴘʜᴇʀᴍᴇɴᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴍᴇᴀɢʀᴇ ᴀᴛ ʙᴇꜱᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍꜱ ᴡɪᴇʟᴅ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴛᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅᴜꜱ ꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ. ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴇꜱ, ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴜɴᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏᴏʀʟʏ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ.

Answer 2

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The Harappan script is regarded as pictographic since its signs represent birds, fish and a verity of human forms. The script was boustrophedon, written from right to left on one line and then from left to right in the next line. The number of signs of the Harappan script is known to be between 400 and 600. It is not deciphered yet.

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