CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
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Question
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Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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Harappan script
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cuneiform script
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Anatolian hieroglyphs
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus Script is the writing system developed by the Indus Valley Civilization and it is the earliest form of writing known in the Indian subcontinent.
Detailed explanation-2: -The earliest examples of Indus writing are from the Early Harappan Kot Diji period, which at Harappa is dated to c. 2800-2600 BCE. While most of the graffiti from this phase are not writing in the real sense, there are some real inscriptions probably dating from the late phase of this period.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Harappan script is regarded as pictographic since its signs represent birds, fish and a verity of human forms. The script was boustrophedon, written from right to left on one line and then from left to right in the next line.
Detailed explanation-4: -The oldest script from the Indian subcontinent is the one that originated in the Harappan Civilisation, which came into existence around 5000-4500 years ago. It is yet to be deciphered.