Why was harappan script considered as an enigmatic script? Mention any one feature of it?
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Answer:
Over the past century, archaeologists working in the Middle East have time and again excavated seals bearing what they call “Indus-style inscriptions”, complete with the script and the usual unicorn or bull. However, such Indus- or Harappan-style seals discovered “overseas”, so to speak, displayed a different shape as well as craftsmanship, being shaped either as circles or cylinders which were “rolled over wet clay rather than pressed upon it.” At times, such seals have also been discovered from within the defined boundaries of the Indus Valley Civilization.
Answer:
the harappan script is called enigmatic because of the following reasons:
Explanation:
Most inscriptions were short,the longest contained about 26 signs, each sign stood for a vowel Or consonant.Sometimes it contained wider space,sometimes shorter,had no consistency. Till today,the script remains undeciphered. The script was non alphabetical,it had many signs,somewhere between 375 and 400 .It was written from right to left.In the script, the motif conveyed a meaning to those who could not read.