Image: Iravatham Mahadevan
Image: Iravatham Mahadevan

In this symbol, two lines converge on a point. Hence, it is an ideograph for the verb to indicate or to point.


Illustrative Text References:

Harappa: Tablet in bas-relief: H-718 A: Sayid Ghulam Mustafa Shah and Asko Parpola, 1991: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions: Volume 2: Page 319: Collections in Pakistan: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.

 

Mohenjo-daro: Tablet incised copper: M-1548 B: Sayid Ghulam Mustafa Shah and Asko Parpola, 1991: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions: Volume 2: Page 227: Collections in Pakistan: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.

 

Comment:

This sign is repeated, as two half-height characters, in inscription M-1548. The meaning is then point to point or direct.


Image Credit:

Indus Script Sign Number 134: Sign List of the Indus Script: Iravatham Mahadevan, 1977: The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables: The Director General Archaeological Survey of India.