Consider the following statements regarding Harappa script: 1. It was pictographic and logo-syllabic. 2. Harappan writing was boustrophedon. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation: The Harappan script was pictographic and logo syllabic (each symbol stood for a word/syllable).

Harappan writing was boustrophedon, that is to say, right to left and left to right in alternate lines. The Harappan script has not been deciphered so far.
The evidence of a common script however points to great cultural integration, and its virtual disappearance by c.1700 BCE hints at the lack of sufficient downward percolation of writing.

Source: Poonam Dahiya

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