Scientific Monograph: Decipherment of the Indus Valley Script under the Wikaira Decipherment Framework`

This scientific working paper presents the direct decipherment of the Indus Valley Script under the Wikaira Decipherment Framework. It demonstrates that Indus Valley steatite stamp seals (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm), terracotta tokens, and copper plates functioned as commercial barcodes, shipping tags, and warehouse receipts for inventory tracking. Out of ~400 total signs, fewer than 50 high-frequency commodity icons account for over 75% of occurrences, proving the script was mathematically optimized for asset classification rather than spoken prose. Inscriptions follow a rigid accounting syntax: Identifier Header -> Commodity Logogram -> Numerical Tally. Live account adjustments and personnel casualty balancing were recorded by edge over-carving and tally modifications. Lead Author & Principal Investigator: Moana Elizabeth Ann Wikaira. Official Contact Email: [email protected]

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-10-28
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23726659
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Linguistics and language evolution
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Scientific Monograph: Decipherment of the Indus Valley Script under the Wikaira Decipherment Framework`

Moana Elizabeth Ann Wikaira
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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Linguistics and language evolution
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Scientific Monograph: Decipherment of the Indus Valley Script under the Wikaira Decipherment Framework`

Moana Elizabeth Ann Wikaira
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Abstract

This scientific working paper presents the direct decipherment of the Indus Valley Script under the Wikaira Decipherment Framework. It demonstrates that Indus Valley steatite stamp seals (2.5 cm x 2.5 cm), terracotta tokens, and copper plates functioned as commercial barcodes, shipping tags, and warehouse receipts for inventory tracking. Out of ~400 total signs, fewer than 50 high-frequency commodity icons account for over 75% of occurrences, proving the script was mathematically optimized for asset classification rather than spoken prose. Inscriptions follow a rigid accounting syntax: Identifier Header -> Commodity Logogram -> Numerical Tally. Live account adjustments and personnel casualty balancing were recorded by edge over-carving and tally modifications. Lead Author & Principal Investigator: Moana Elizabeth Ann Wikaira. Official Contact Email: [email protected]

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Linguistics and language evolution
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