Image: Iravatham Mahadevan
Image: Iravatham Mahadevan

This is a pictograph of flowing water. It is the noun stream. The symbol shares a common root with the Chinese character quǎn 𡿨.


Illustrative Text Reference:

Mohenjo-daro: Tablet in bas-relief: M-452 A: Jagat Pati Joshi and Asko Parpola, 1987: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions: Volume 1: Page 111: Collections in India: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.


Image Credit:

Indus Script Sign Number 2851: List of Sign Variants: Iravatham Mahadevan, 1977: The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables: The Director General Archaeological Survey of India.