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Indus script

script, short strings of symbols associated with the Indus Valley Civilization
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Indus script

Summary

Indus script is a written language[1]. It draws 716 Wikipedia views per month (written_language category, ranking #1 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Indus script's image is recorded as Indus seal impression.jpg[3].
  • Indus script's image is recorded as Indus script.jpg[4].
  • Indus script's image is recorded as Indus script recovered from Khirsara, Indus Valley Civilization.jpg[5].
  • Indus script's image is recorded as Brahmi and Indus seal proposed connection.jpg[6].
  • Indus script's instance of is recorded as written language[7].
  • Indus script's instance of is recorded as undeciphered writing system[8].
  • Indus script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[9].
  • Indus script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[10].
  • Indus script's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85065820[11].
  • Indus script's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119474861[12].
  • Indus script's Commons category is recorded as Indus script[13].
  • Indus script's language of work or name is recorded as Dravidian[14].
  • Indus script's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Inds[15].
  • -2800-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Indus script[16].
  • Indus script's end time is recorded as -1900-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Indus script's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gk5v[18].
  • Indus script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Indus script[19].
  • Indus script's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[20].
  • Indus script's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left[21].
  • Indus script's script directionality is recorded as boustrophedon[22].
  • Indus script's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Harappan-script[23].
  • Indus script's used by is recorded as Indus Valley Civilization[24].
  • Indus script's BBC Things ID is recorded as 1133f20e-bdb4-4f88-a440-fefc44ea943a[25].
  • Indus script's FAST ID is recorded as 970767[26].
  • Indus script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indus'}[27].

Why It Matters

Indus script draws 716 Wikipedia views per month (written_language category, ranking #1 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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