The Script of Harappa and Mohenjodaro and its Connection with Other Scripts c10.s28.6

c10.s28.6

It is possible that in some cases at least |||| , ||||| (Table XXXVI) |||||| , ||||||| are to be regarded not as numeral signs but as simple variants of a single sign of non-numerical origin whose pictographic original has been lost. Perhaps a fence? This is suggested by a comparison of texts 82, 92, 93 of Table XXXI, and of texts 2-5 of Table XXXVI. The normal way of writing the numerals would appear to be | ; || ; ||| ; |||| ; ||||| (rarely ||| ) ; |||| ; ||||| ; |||||| ; ||||||| . It is not certain how 10 was written.