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Dedication
Direction of the Script
Grammar
Navigation of the Site
A Note on Site Design
Find an Indus Sign
North-west Convention
Pipal or Mulberry?
Sound and Rhythm
Sources
CISI Numbers
Indus Symbols
Liji
Egyptian Symbols
Xu Shen
Terms and Conditions
Section Headers 1
Above
Down
Labour
Middle
Up
Work
Animal
Domestic Dog
Elephant
Horse
Lead
Macaque
Marbled Polecat
Mule
Ox
Summer Team
Bird
Asian King Vulture
Caged Chukar
Caged Messenger Pigeon
Cockpit
Domestic Goose
Duck
Fly
Great Cormorant Aviary
Kalij Pheasant
Pair Geese
Take Off
Container
Bag
Basket
Canopied Carriage
Cart Large
Cart Medium
Carry
Carry Medium Load
Carry Small Load
Collect
Consignment
Contents
Ekka
Goblet
Hanging Basket
Light Carriage
Liquid
Pure
Quantity Large
Quantity Medium
Quantity Small
Receptacle
Select
Storage Jar
Vase
Wainwright
Winter Consignment Request
Wooden Cart
Contour and Pack
Agreed Deal
Barter
Caravanserai
Double-headed Drum
Drum Sound
Encampment
Four Areas
Meat
Mound
New Area
Pack
Rebalance
Small Package
Small Package Always
Strike
Tent
Trade Assistant
Trade Everywhere
Trade Route E - W
Trade Route N - S
Detour
Circuitous Route
Circuitous Route to
City
Enclosure and Mouth
Assistant's House
City Centre
East Gateway
Entrance Passages
Every House
Guest House
House
Market Town
New Neighbourhood
New Walls
South Gateway
Town Crier
Town Square
Voice
Fire
Brew
Campfire
Cook
Early
Hot
Lamp
Lighthouse
Moonlight
Morning Rays
Mud Volcanoes
Torch
Torchbearer
Indicate
Address
From
Lame
Haul
Male
Point
To
Wrong Direction
Insect
Cord
Fine
Fine Hanging
Fine Threads
Genuine Fine
Insects Always
Lac Extract Always
Rope Strands
Silk Cocoons
Silk Crepe
Silk Merchant
Silk Moth
Silk Singles
Slub Silk
Knife
Combine
Cut
Split
Land and Marker
Area
Border
Border Region
Every Field
Forecast All Farms
Irrigated Land
Landmark
Limits
Near the Border
Pasture
Light and Dark
Diurnal Change
Duality
Orientation
Seasonal Change
Ternary Logic
Motifs
Chattel
Citadel
Coracle
Greeter
Loom
Obviously
Ochre: the Colour
Mountain
High
Mountain Pass
Mountain Range
Mountainside
Peak
Shrine Eight Storeys
Shrine Five Storeys
Shrine Seven Storeys
Slope
Steep Slope
Summit Path
Terrace
Obscure
Broken Road
Conceal
Concealed Area
Covered Basket
Covered Cart
Dangerous
Hide
Obscure NW SE
Road Missing
Route Not Visible
Screen
Straw Cape
Without Barriers
Plant
Barley
Barley Grain
Crop
Grain
Grape
Grapevine
Hay
Lotus Flowers
Lotus Flower Stems
Red Bud
Rice
Tea
Tea Growing
Timber
Wild Barley
Wither
Reptile
Monitor Lizard
Mugger Crocodile
Mugger Eggs
Mugger Nest
Snake
Ropeway
Dangle
Restrain
Zip Line
Sky
Canopy of Stars
Clear
Star
Summertime
Wagon of Heaven
Snare
Catcher
Hang
Lasso
Noose
Store
Granary
Keep
Track
Across
Bend
Bustling
Cannot Access
Citadel Road
Cul-de-sac
Dead End
Eastern Route
Half the Route
Marked Route
Mountain Route
New Routes Everywhere
New Trade Route
On the Road
Ravine
Return Trip
Road
Roads Everywhere
Street Corner
Street Corner House
Trade Route
Traverse Grounds
Way
Wide Lane
Water
Bloodshed
Corbelled Drain
Covered Drain
Flood
Flowing Water
H₂O
Heavy Rain NE
Heavy Rain SW
Spill
Water Vapour
Waterway
Lake
River
Southern Tributary
Southern Waterway
Stream
Weapon
Archer Angular Bow
Angular Bow and Arrow
Bow
Bow and Arrow
Double Axe
Foreigner
Guard
Man Wielding a Stick
Man with a Lathi
Man with a Throwing Stick
Never Armed
Off-Duty Guard
Successful
Triumphant
Vajra
Wrap and Cover
Cover
Divide
Eastern Domain
First Light
Midsummer Day
Sunrise
Sunset
Threshold
Wrap
Section Headers 2
Adult
Barrow Boy
Elder
Follow
Greet
Large
Less-than-cartload Shipper
Skier
Stagger
Superior
Supplicate
Young Adult
Banner
Expert
Expert Greeting
Flag with Streamers
News
Brush
Brush (for grease)
Dye
Etch
Message
Paint
Child
Young Child
Young Animal
Classifier
Diver
Draft Animals Cannot
Parade
String
Team
Cloth
Fibre Use
Hank of Yarn
Net
Saddle Pad
Woven Fabric
Determine
Forecast
Pick
Furnace
Crucible
Furnace with Vertical Sides
Kiln
Hands and Arms
Brake
Climb
Do Not
Drive
Drivers' Area
Friend
Jostle
Paddle
Pair of Hands
Pluck
Pour
Pull
Row
Rules
Span
Stop-start
Summer Help
Weave
Horn
Drinking Horn
Horn 2 Units
Horn 4 Units
Join
Agitate
Always Deliver
Always Like
Calm
Calm Everywhere
Connect
Culture
Deliver
Depart
Domesticated Animal
Female
Knot
Lost
Pack Animals from Far and Wide
Rap
Stray
Woman Lifted Up
Women Only
Legs and Feet
Arrive
Biped
Depart
Hoof Sound
Person
Prisoner
Slave
Length
Approximation of Pi
Architect
Baskets of Equal Measure
Competition
Dimensions
Equivalent Measure
Five Units
Foreign Official
Four Units
Measurements
Measuring Rope
Roughly Four Units
Roughly Nine Units
Roughly Seven Units
Roughly Ten Units
Six Units
Standard Measure 4 Units
Three Units
Mass
Loads Delivered Anywhere
Weight
Weighing
Mat
Floor Area
Inner Courtyard
Matting 3 by 3
Matting 3 by 4
Pitch 3 by around 2
Pitch 3 by 3
Pitch 3 wide
Pitch 3 by 2
Pitch 4 wide
Pitch 5 wide
Pitch 6 wide
Rooms
Rooms with Storage
Sedge Mat Rooms
Midway
Afternoon
Halfway
Journey's End
Midpoint
Pass
Public Space
Numerals
Eight
Five
Forty
Four
Nine
Seven - cylinder
Seven - group
Seven - sequence
Seventy
Six
Thirty
Three
Twelve
Twenty
Unit of Ten
Weekly
Porter
Amphorae Bearer
General Porter
General Porter All Areas
Partial Load
Sack Bearer
Proper Names
Egypt
Gharial
Pyramid of Djoser
Tea and Lotus Trail
Tea Road
Stand
Establish
Stand Out
Topple
Structure
Alcove
Buttress
Corner
Diagonal Buttress
Downstairs
Foundations
Half Corner Pitch
Parcel Out
Pipe
Pit
Staircase
Street Corner Pitch 2 by 2
Street Corner Pitch 4 by 4
Upstairs
Wall
Tally
Double-check
Five Notches
Four Notches
Record
Three Notches
Weights and Measures Yard
Teeth and Eyes
Edible
Foodstuff
Incisors
See
Time
Around Four Hours
Around Three Hours
Around Two Hours
Now
Sundial
Sundial 3 pm
This Time Cannot
Three Hours
Two Hours
Volume
Capacity - 3 Units
Capacity - 4 Units
Capacity - 5 Units
Capacity - 7 Units
Custom Everywhere
Method
Water Clock
Wheel
Cart Load
Cart Load All Areas
City Transport
Spoked Wheel
Section Headers 3
Bobbin
Distaff
Shuttle
Book
Register
Circle
Diameter
Return
Round
Solar Symbol
Year
Entrance
Archway
Barred Door
City Gate
Door Leaf
Doorway
Flow Gate
Gate 2 by 3
Gate 2 by 4
Gate 2 by 5
Gate 2 by 6
Gate 2 by 7
Gate Area
Hang by the Doorway
Hinge
Open Door
Porter's Lodge
Standard Sized Door
Stockade Entrance
Jewellery
Beads
Post
Barrier
Bundle of Wood
Display Stand
Prop
Vertical Shoring
Rotate
Animal Powered Mechanism
Change
Move Obstruction
Spinning Shed
Turn
Shelter
Cage Size 2
Cage Size 3
Cage Size 4
Cage Size 5
Cage Size 6
Hut
Pen Size 3
Pen Size 5
Stockade
Sign
Covered Signboard
Signboard
Signboard beneath a Canopy
Signboard over a Gateway
Trough
Manger
Ration
Vessel
Basin
Boat
Dish
Larder
Tripod Wine Vessel
VIP
Important Man
Important Man's Domain
Important Man's River
Ishtar
Ishtar's Realm
Woodwork
Adze
Woodworker
Contact
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Home
About the Site
Building Characters
Dedication
Direction of the Script
Grammar
Navigation of the Site
A Note on Site Design
Find an Indus Sign
North-west Convention
Pipal or Mulberry?
Sound and Rhythm
Sources
CISI Numbers
Indus Symbols
Liji
Egyptian Symbols
Xu Shen
Terms and Conditions
Section Headers 1
Above
Down
Labour
Middle
Up
Work
Animal
Domestic Dog
Elephant
Horse
Lead
Macaque
Marbled Polecat
Mule
Ox
Summer Team
Bird
Asian King Vulture
Caged Chukar
Caged Messenger Pigeon
Cockpit
Domestic Goose
Duck
Fly
Great Cormorant Aviary
Kalij Pheasant
Pair Geese
Take Off
Container
Bag
Basket
Canopied Carriage
Cart Large
Cart Medium
Carry
Carry Medium Load
Carry Small Load
Collect
Consignment
Contents
Ekka
Goblet
Hanging Basket
Light Carriage
Liquid
Pure
Quantity Large
Quantity Medium
Quantity Small
Receptacle
Select
Storage Jar
Vase
Wainwright
Winter Consignment Request
Wooden Cart
Contour and Pack
Agreed Deal
Barter
Caravanserai
Double-headed Drum
Drum Sound
Encampment
Four Areas
Meat
Mound
New Area
Pack
Rebalance
Small Package
Small Package Always
Strike
Tent
Trade Assistant
Trade Everywhere
Trade Route E - W
Trade Route N - S
Detour
Circuitous Route
Circuitous Route to
City
Enclosure and Mouth
Assistant's House
City Centre
East Gateway
Entrance Passages
Every House
Guest House
House
Market Town
New Neighbourhood
New Walls
South Gateway
Town Crier
Town Square
Voice
Fire
Brew
Campfire
Cook
Early
Hot
Lamp
Lighthouse
Moonlight
Morning Rays
Mud Volcanoes
Torch
Torchbearer
Indicate
Address
From
Lame
Haul
Male
Point
To
Wrong Direction
Insect
Cord
Fine
Fine Hanging
Fine Threads
Genuine Fine
Insects Always
Lac Extract Always
Rope Strands
Silk Cocoons
Silk Crepe
Silk Merchant
Silk Moth
Silk Singles
Slub Silk
Knife
Combine
Cut
Split
Land and Marker
Area
Border
Border Region
Every Field
Forecast All Farms
Irrigated Land
Landmark
Limits
Near the Border
Pasture
Light and Dark
Diurnal Change
Duality
Orientation
Seasonal Change
Ternary Logic
Motifs
Chattel
Citadel
Coracle
Greeter
Loom
Obviously
Ochre: the Colour
Mountain
High
Mountain Pass
Mountain Range
Mountainside
Peak
Shrine Eight Storeys
Shrine Five Storeys
Shrine Seven Storeys
Slope
Steep Slope
Summit Path
Terrace
Obscure
Broken Road
Conceal
Concealed Area
Covered Basket
Covered Cart
Dangerous
Hide
Obscure NW SE
Road Missing
Route Not Visible
Screen
Straw Cape
Without Barriers
Plant
Barley
Barley Grain
Crop
Grain
Grape
Grapevine
Hay
Lotus Flowers
Lotus Flower Stems
Red Bud
Rice
Tea
Tea Growing
Timber
Wild Barley
Wither
Reptile
Monitor Lizard
Mugger Crocodile
Mugger Eggs
Mugger Nest
Snake
Ropeway
Dangle
Restrain
Zip Line
Sky
Canopy of Stars
Clear
Star
Summertime
Wagon of Heaven
Snare
Catcher
Hang
Lasso
Noose
Store
Granary
Keep
Track
Across
Bend
Bustling
Cannot Access
Citadel Road
Cul-de-sac
Dead End
Eastern Route
Half the Route
Marked Route
Mountain Route
New Routes Everywhere
New Trade Route
On the Road
Ravine
Return Trip
Road
Roads Everywhere
Street Corner
Street Corner House
Trade Route
Traverse Grounds
Way
Wide Lane
Water
Bloodshed
Corbelled Drain
Covered Drain
Flood
Flowing Water
H₂O
Heavy Rain NE
Heavy Rain SW
Spill
Water Vapour
Waterway
Lake
River
Southern Tributary
Southern Waterway
Stream
Weapon
Archer Angular Bow
Angular Bow and Arrow
Bow
Bow and Arrow
Double Axe
Foreigner
Guard
Man Wielding a Stick
Man with a Lathi
Man with a Throwing Stick
Never Armed
Off-Duty Guard
Successful
Triumphant
Vajra
Wrap and Cover
Cover
Divide
Eastern Domain
First Light
Midsummer Day
Sunrise
Sunset
Threshold
Wrap
Section Headers 2
Adult
Barrow Boy
Elder
Follow
Greet
Large
Less-than-cartload Shipper
Skier
Stagger
Superior
Supplicate
Young Adult
Banner
Expert
Expert Greeting
Flag with Streamers
News
Brush
Brush (for grease)
Dye
Etch
Message
Paint
Child
Young Child
Young Animal
Classifier
Diver
Draft Animals Cannot
Parade
String
Team
Cloth
Fibre Use
Hank of Yarn
Net
Saddle Pad
Woven Fabric
Determine
Forecast
Pick
Furnace
Crucible
Furnace with Vertical Sides
Kiln
Hands and Arms
Brake
Climb
Do Not
Drive
Drivers' Area
Friend
Jostle
Paddle
Pair of Hands
Pluck
Pour
Pull
Row
Rules
Span
Stop-start
Summer Help
Weave
Horn
Drinking Horn
Horn 2 Units
Horn 4 Units
Join
Agitate
Always Deliver
Always Like
Calm
Calm Everywhere
Connect
Culture
Deliver
Depart
Domesticated Animal
Female
Knot
Lost
Pack Animals from Far and Wide
Rap
Stray
Woman Lifted Up
Women Only
Legs and Feet
Arrive
Biped
Depart
Hoof Sound
Person
Prisoner
Slave
Length
Approximation of Pi
Architect
Baskets of Equal Measure
Competition
Dimensions
Equivalent Measure
Five Units
Foreign Official
Four Units
Measurements
Measuring Rope
Roughly Four Units
Roughly Nine Units
Roughly Seven Units
Roughly Ten Units
Six Units
Standard Measure 4 Units
Three Units
Mass
Loads Delivered Anywhere
Weight
Weighing
Mat
Floor Area
Inner Courtyard
Matting 3 by 3
Matting 3 by 4
Pitch 3 by around 2
Pitch 3 by 3
Pitch 3 wide
Pitch 3 by 2
Pitch 4 wide
Pitch 5 wide
Pitch 6 wide
Rooms
Rooms with Storage
Sedge Mat Rooms
Midway
Afternoon
Halfway
Journey's End
Midpoint
Pass
Public Space
Numerals
Eight
Five
Forty
Four
Nine
Seven - cylinder
Seven - group
Seven - sequence
Seventy
Six
Thirty
Three
Twelve
Twenty
Unit of Ten
Weekly
Porter
Amphorae Bearer
General Porter
General Porter All Areas
Partial Load
Sack Bearer
Proper Names
Egypt
Gharial
Pyramid of Djoser
Tea and Lotus Trail
Tea Road
Stand
Establish
Stand Out
Topple
Structure
Alcove
Buttress
Corner
Diagonal Buttress
Downstairs
Foundations
Half Corner Pitch
Parcel Out
Pipe
Pit
Staircase
Street Corner Pitch 2 by 2
Street Corner Pitch 4 by 4
Upstairs
Wall
Tally
Double-check
Five Notches
Four Notches
Record
Three Notches
Weights and Measures Yard
Teeth and Eyes
Edible
Foodstuff
Incisors
See
Time
Around Four Hours
Around Three Hours
Around Two Hours
Now
Sundial
Sundial 3 pm
This Time Cannot
Three Hours
Two Hours
Volume
Capacity - 3 Units
Capacity - 4 Units
Capacity - 5 Units
Capacity - 7 Units
Custom Everywhere
Method
Water Clock
Wheel
Cart Load
Cart Load All Areas
City Transport
Spoked Wheel
Section Headers 3
Bobbin
Distaff
Shuttle
Book
Register
Circle
Diameter
Return
Round
Solar Symbol
Year
Entrance
Archway
Barred Door
City Gate
Door Leaf
Doorway
Flow Gate
Gate 2 by 3
Gate 2 by 4
Gate 2 by 5
Gate 2 by 6
Gate 2 by 7
Gate Area
Hang by the Doorway
Hinge
Open Door
Porter's Lodge
Standard Sized Door
Stockade Entrance
Jewellery
Beads
Post
Barrier
Bundle of Wood
Display Stand
Prop
Vertical Shoring
Rotate
Animal Powered Mechanism
Change
Move Obstruction
Spinning Shed
Turn
Shelter
Cage Size 2
Cage Size 3
Cage Size 4
Cage Size 5
Cage Size 6
Hut
Pen Size 3
Pen Size 5
Stockade
Sign
Covered Signboard
Signboard
Signboard beneath a Canopy
Signboard over a Gateway
Trough
Manger
Ration
Vessel
Basin
Boat
Dish
Larder
Tripod Wine Vessel
VIP
Important Man
Important Man's Domain
Important Man's River
Ishtar
Ishtar's Realm
Woodwork
Adze
Woodworker
Contact
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