The Script of Harappa and Mohenjodaro and its Connection with Other Scripts c10.s1.22

c10.s1.22

We may now examine the condition of that 𓍿 which is neither final nor quasi-final, but truly medial, being followed by several signs which are clearly words or portions of words, and not mere determinatives or suffixes. We shall observe a very interesting phenomenon. 𓍿 medial is preceded by signs which form complete words, sometimes complete texts! . The same words which precede 𓍿 final. It is then performing the same function as 𓍿 final. The sense of the inscription may then be said to halt at this 𓍿 medial, just as it does at 𓍿 final; i.e. we have reached the end of a word or phrase, complete with suffix; what follows must be something new - a further name or title. And this inference is confirmed by an examination of what follows medial 𓍿 in our texts. It reveals that medial 𓍿 is followed by complete names, sometimes found by themsevles as complete texts. The best illustrations of the argument in this paragraph are:-