Question

Which one of the following statements about the Harappan script is NOT correct?
1. It has about four hundred signs
2. It was written from right to left
3. It has been found on bone rods and jewellery
4. It refers to the people of Meluhha

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : It refers to the people of Meluhha

The correct answer is It refers to the people of Meluhha.

• Most inscriptions are short, the longest containing about 26 signs.
• Although the script remains undeciphered to date, it was evidently not alphabetical (where each sign stands for a vowel or a consonant) as it has just too many signs – somewhere between 375 and 400. 
• It is apparent that the script was written from right to left as some seals show a wider spacing on the right and cramping on the left, as if the engraver began working from the right and then ran out of space. 
• The writtings are found on seals, copper tools, rims of jars, copper and terracotta tablets, jewellery, bone rods etc.