The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables c2: Contents
The Indus Script: Texts, Concordance and Tables c2
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Contents
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Introduction . . . . . XI
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1. The Indus seals and the discovery of the Indus Civilization . . . . . XI
2. The Indus seals and the external contacts of the Indus Civilization . . . . . XII
3. The function and iconography of the Indus seals and tablets . . . . . XV
4. The enigma of the Indus script . . . . . XVII
5. Earlier documentation of the Indus seals and inscriptions . . . . . XIX
6. The purpose and scope of the Corpus . . . . . XXI
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7. The documentation of the objects . . . . . XXII Original objects and their present-day impressions . . . . . XXII Broken objects . . . . . XXIII Different sides of the objects and their specification . . . . . XXIV The scaling and printing of the photographs . . . . . XXV
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8. The criteria of arrangement and related conventions of the Corpus . . . . . XXV General considerations . . . . . XXV The 1st criterion: the owners of the objects; and the overall publication plan . . . . . XXVI The 2nd criterion: the provenance of the objects; and their numbering system . . . . . XXVII The 3rd, 4th and 5th criteria: the object type, form and material; and the symbols in the page captions . . . . . XXVII The 6th criterion: the iconographic motifs . . . . . XXX The 7th, 8th and 9th criteria: the size, style, and state of preservation . . . . . XXXI
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9. A note on the material and production of the objects and on the colour photographs........ XXXII
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Black-and-white photographs . . . . . 1-364
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A. Sites with many seals or inscriptions (in descending order of their total number)
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Mohenjo-daro (M-1 to 620) . . . . . 1-156 & 364 Harappa (H-1 to 264, 278 to 382) . . . . . 157-237 & 364 Lothal (L-1 to 290) . . . . . 238-297 Kalibangan (K-1 to 122) . . . . . 298-326 Chanhujo-daro (C-1 to 50) . . . . . 327-343 Banawali (B-1 to 37) . . . . . 344-349 & 364
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B. Sites with few seals or inscriptions (in alphabetical order)
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Alamgirpur (Agr-1 to 3) . . . . . 350 Amri (Amri-1 to 2) . . . . . 351 Chandigarh (Ch-1 to 4) . . . . . 351 Daimabad (Dmd-1 to 9) . . . . . 352-354 Desalpur (Dlp-1 to 3) . . . . . 355 Dholavira (= Kotadi, Kotda-Timba) (Dlv-1 to 2) . . . . . 355 Hulas (Hls-1) . . . . . 356 Jhukar (Jk-1 to 2) . . . . . 356 Khirsara (= Khera-Shara, Netra) (Krs-1 to 2) . . . . . 357 Lohumjo-daro (Lh-1) . . . . . 357 Maski (Msk-1) . . . . . 358 Mehi (Mehi-1) . . . . . 358 Pabumath (Pbm-1) . . . . . 358 Prabhas Patan (= Somnath) (Pbs-1) . . . . . 359-360 Rakhigarhi (Rgr-1 to 3) . . . . . 360 Rangpur (Rgp-1 to 2) . . . . . 361 Rohira (Rhr-1 to 2) . . . . . 361 Rojdi (Rjd-1) . . . . . 361 Rupar (= Ropar) (Rpr-1) . . . . . 362 Shahi-tump (Sht-1) . . . . . 362-363 Surkotada (Sktd-1 to 6) . . . . . 363 Tarkhanewala-dera (Tkwd-1 to 3) . . . . . 363
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Addenda (M-435, M-540, H-76 A, H-382, B-26 a) . . . . . 364
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Table 1: Symbols of the form classes of Indus seals and tablets in this volume . . . . . 365
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Basic data for the objects illustrated . . . . . 365-375
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Corrigenda . . . . . 375
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Map showing the discovery sites of the Indus seals and inscriptions . . . . . 376
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Colour photographs (1 to 35) . . . . . 377-392