# The Indus script

- kind: problem
- status: open
- year: 1924

**Statement.** Do the symbols of the Indus Valley Civilization write a language, and if so which?

There are about 4,000 inscriptions, most only a few signs long, and no bilingual text. Whether the signs even encode language is disputed.

## Sources

- [Wikipedia: Indus script](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_script)

[Scripts and the past](/wiki/Space:scripts-and-the-past.md) · [Society](/wiki/Continent:society.md)

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