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]
Authors
- Moana Elizabeth Ann Wikaira
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-10-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23726659
- Primary Topic
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Type
- preprint