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Harappan-era seal found in Rajasthan
Hindustan Times ^
| February 01, 2014
| Vanita Srivastava
Posted on 02/05/2014 8:13:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/05/2014 8:13:08 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; decimon; 1010RD; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; ...
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posted on
02/05/2014 8:13:55 PM PST
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SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/05/2014 8:18:44 PM PST
by
Rocky
(The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. George Orwell)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/05/2014 8:20:37 PM PST
by
MNDude
To: SunkenCiv
A "typical" unicorn?
Just an average, run-of-the-mill everyday --- unicorn.
Well, al-righty then.
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posted on
02/05/2014 8:44:13 PM PST
by
BlueDragon
("the fans are staying away from the ballpark...in droves" Yogi Berra)
To: SunkenCiv
I see a crack in the block and a horse’s ear. I’m not seeing a unicorn here.
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posted on
02/05/2014 8:49:26 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: SunkenCiv
The last time I studied about this civilization, the glyphs were not decipherable; does anyone know if that’s still the case?
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posted on
02/05/2014 8:54:13 PM PST
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: chajin
the glyphs were not decipherable; does anyone know if that’s still the case?It would appear this is an attempt to do just that. Don't you agree ?
Not that they have it correct or anything, but they are trying.
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posted on
02/05/2014 9:15:50 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
To: SunkenCiv
It looks like a business card.
An advertisement for a local Horse Stable ?
Or the address “01 Unicorn and Fern” ?
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posted on
02/05/2014 9:20:35 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
To: SunkenCiv
I didn’t know that unicorns wore high heels.
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posted on
02/05/2014 9:21:54 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
To: Inyo-Mono
I see a crack in the block and a horse’s ear. I’m not seeing a unicorn here. You need to close one eye.
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posted on
02/05/2014 9:23:54 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
02/05/2014 9:44:36 PM PST
by
Fred Nerks
(fascination with)
To: UCANSEE2
I think those are western style boots. The horse appears to have been a line dancer.
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02/05/2014 10:52:50 PM PST
by
The_Media_never_lie
(The media must be defeated any way it can be done.)
To: SunkenCiv
The seal of the owner named ‘Whilrake Asleaf’ by my deciphering.
To: SunkenCiv
I think Sumer and Akkad are still considered the oldest civilizations though
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posted on
02/06/2014 3:05:51 AM PST
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: SunkenCiv
Very cool!
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posted on
02/06/2014 6:04:41 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: chajin
Generally the Harappan seals are considered to be a form of writing; there’s a couple of computer science geeks who claim they’ve fed in all the seals and their program has determined that it *doesn’t* hide a language. Most regard the language expressed by the script as being agglutinative, which probably isn’t surprising, since a great big chunk of Asia (and some outliers, like Turkey) speaks agglutinative languages. The largest agglutinative population in modern India (I believe) is Dravidian, but I don’t believe anyone has linked spoken Dravidian with the seals. I’d be surprised if a bilingual is never found, and I’d also be surprised if Harappan doesn’t turn out to be a language isolate, more or less.
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posted on
02/06/2014 4:42:36 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: Inyo-Mono
“No more rhymes! I mean it!”
“Anybody want a peanut?”
“Ahh!”
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posted on
02/06/2014 4:43:28 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
To: SunkenCiv
I am sorry, I will not tarry.
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posted on
02/06/2014 6:33:57 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: SunkenCiv
@SunkenCiv: thank you for the update! I would have guessed Dravidian to be the largest agglutinative group, given the general perception that they were the "indigenous" inhabitants. നന്ദി
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posted on
02/06/2014 6:56:04 PM PST
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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