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In the Indus_script#Miscellaneous_hypotheses section the possibility of a (non-Sanskrit) Indo-Aryan language is introduced. The current texts objects to the thesis saying:
"However, there are many problems with this hypothesis. A major one includes: Since the people belonging to the Indo-European cultures were always on the move, horses played a very important role in their lives or as Parpola put it, "There is no escape from the fact that the horse played a central role in the Vedic and Iranian cultures..." (Parpola, 1986)."
but does not relate this fact to anything else- why is the centrality of the horse something that makes an Indo-Aryan language unlikely? Was text deleted, or is part of the argument missing? I also can't locate the reference given- there is a 1987 Parpola publication in the reference list, but no 1986. -- Spasemunki ( talk) 23:50, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
The finds at Keezhadi are so trivial. Only Tamil nationalists promotes this theory. The evidence is weak for any connection with Keezhadi. ChandlerMinh ( talk) 09:53, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Undeciphered Indus script and Turkish runes
Turkish Orhun runes seem to be the simplified/stylized versions of Indus signs. Very interesting, isn't it? Look at the link below! I compared them to each other.
Where is the junction?
Comparison Indus Script vs Turkish Runes
Source for Indus Script signs:
UzunbacakAdem ( talk) 10:38, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
This talk by Rajesh Rao claims the writing was right to left, discussing both the compression and the pottery evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF_nJ4vfG-A&t=1030s T039mwftulnm0l ( talk) 19:02, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
It there nothing more recent than 2006? Doug Weller talk 16:14, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
The link referenced under https://www.harappa.com/blog/free-complete-indus-font-package-available "Go to font packages at the National Fund for Mohenjodaro" http://www.mohenjodaroonline.net/index.php/indus-script/corpus-by-asko-parpola is broken, trying to make visitors install malware. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.224.214.87 ( talk) 14:41, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
It's an intial decipherment of the Indus valley civilization Mahaveer H Muhammad ( talk) 05:58, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
There are at least two dozen papers deciphering the script as Sanskrit. You can't add just one paper just because it is popular on social media. Papers uploaded on Academia.edu is not WP:RS ChandlerMinh ( talk) 15:48, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
of Indus inscriptions comprising taxation, trade and craft licensing, commodity control and access control: archaeological and script-internal evidence
This new paper adds some information.- Nizil ( talk) 17:51, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
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In the Indus_script#Miscellaneous_hypotheses section the possibility of a (non-Sanskrit) Indo-Aryan language is introduced. The current texts objects to the thesis saying:
"However, there are many problems with this hypothesis. A major one includes: Since the people belonging to the Indo-European cultures were always on the move, horses played a very important role in their lives or as Parpola put it, "There is no escape from the fact that the horse played a central role in the Vedic and Iranian cultures..." (Parpola, 1986)."
but does not relate this fact to anything else- why is the centrality of the horse something that makes an Indo-Aryan language unlikely? Was text deleted, or is part of the argument missing? I also can't locate the reference given- there is a 1987 Parpola publication in the reference list, but no 1986. -- Spasemunki ( talk) 23:50, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
The finds at Keezhadi are so trivial. Only Tamil nationalists promotes this theory. The evidence is weak for any connection with Keezhadi. ChandlerMinh ( talk) 09:53, 23 August 2021 (UTC)
Undeciphered Indus script and Turkish runes
Turkish Orhun runes seem to be the simplified/stylized versions of Indus signs. Very interesting, isn't it? Look at the link below! I compared them to each other.
Where is the junction?
Comparison Indus Script vs Turkish Runes
Source for Indus Script signs:
UzunbacakAdem ( talk) 10:38, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
This talk by Rajesh Rao claims the writing was right to left, discussing both the compression and the pottery evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF_nJ4vfG-A&t=1030s T039mwftulnm0l ( talk) 19:02, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
It there nothing more recent than 2006? Doug Weller talk 16:14, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
The link referenced under https://www.harappa.com/blog/free-complete-indus-font-package-available "Go to font packages at the National Fund for Mohenjodaro" http://www.mohenjodaroonline.net/index.php/indus-script/corpus-by-asko-parpola is broken, trying to make visitors install malware. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.224.214.87 ( talk) 14:41, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
It's an intial decipherment of the Indus valley civilization Mahaveer H Muhammad ( talk) 05:58, 23 October 2022 (UTC)
There are at least two dozen papers deciphering the script as Sanskrit. You can't add just one paper just because it is popular on social media. Papers uploaded on Academia.edu is not WP:RS ChandlerMinh ( talk) 15:48, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
of Indus inscriptions comprising taxation, trade and craft licensing, commodity control and access control: archaeological and script-internal evidence
This new paper adds some information.- Nizil ( talk) 17:51, 9 January 2024 (UTC)