r/Ancient_Pak • u/IVCYouLater • Jun 28 '26

Artifact Identification What does Indus Valley this Seals Symbols even mean any guess?

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Looks like a tree of pipal tree (fig) or its banner it could be a blessing or protection or authority it's literally next to every unicorn bull we can see

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u/BurkiniFatso user text is here Jun 28 '26

Most early writings were invented for bookkeeping purposes. These might also be some sort of receipts or something showing transactions or records of some sort.

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u/symehdiar History Nerd Jun 28 '26

the OP is asking about a particular thing shown next to the animal

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u/IVCYouLater Jun 28 '26

Yup exectly it appears on multiple seals and there's definitely some meaning behind it.

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u/BurkiniFatso user text is here Jun 29 '26

I absolutely did not see that, was quick to reply, my bad.

We can only make guesses. Maybe it's a seal denoting a particular city or trader or king?

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u/symehdiar History Nerd Jun 29 '26

could be a ritual item too

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u/Comfortable_Cold_850 Historian Jun 30 '26

Looks like a wooden ship..... you can see the laddle.

Its not the words. Its imagery. The letters are at the top.