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020			_a9780521795661
040			_aACL _cACL
082			_a491.1 ASK
100			_aParpola, Asko
245			_aDeciphering the Indus script _cAsko Parpola
260			_aNew York _bCambridge University Press _c2009
300			_axxii, 374 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
500			_a<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
650			_aHarappa Site (Pakistan)
650			_aIndus Civilization
650			_aIndus script
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991			_a415615
999			_c255310 _d255310