Image: Lynn Fawcett
Image: Lynn Fawcett

In this symbol, the verb to divide is combined with two areas of land. Hence, it is an ideograph for the noun boundary or limits.


Illustrative Text References:

Harappa: Seal: H-6 a: Jagat Pati Joshi and Asko Parpola, 1987: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions: Volume 1: Page 162: Collections in India: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.

 

Harappa: Seal: H-682 a: Sayid Ghulam Mustafa Shah and Asko Parpola, 1991: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions: Volume 2: Page 311: Collections in Pakistan: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.


Image Credit:

Limits: Lynn Fawcett, 2018.