TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parpola, Asko
TI  - Deciphering the Indus script
SN  - 9780521795661
U1  - 491.1 ASK 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Harappa Site (Pakistan)
KW  - Indus Civilization
KW  - Indus script
N1  - <strong>Contents :</strong>1. The Indus Civilization and its historical context - 2. Early writing systems -- 3. Deciphering an unknown script --4. Approaches to the Indus script -- 5. Internal evidence for the type of script used in the Indus Valley -- 6. Internal evidence for the structure of the Indus language -- 7. External clues to the Indus script -- 8. In search of the Indus language -- 9. Dravidian languages and the Harappan culture -- 10. The 'fish' signs of the Indus script -- 11. The astronomical and astrological background -- 12. The trefoil motif : further evidence for astral religion -- 13. Evidence for Harappan worship of the god Muruku -- 14. Evidence for Harappan worship of the Goddess -- 15. Epilogue -- Appendix: Compounds ending in the word mīn̲ in Tamil Lexicon
ER  -