Indus symbols interpreted
Symbol
Symbol portrays
Water carrier/
(Or) man carrying offerings to Rudra/
/ (Known as Kavadi” in Tamil)
Allelograph of Aquarius
Stomach of kala
(Or) Fingers of Kalan
Ghost
Spear man/Chest of Kalan / Kalan with clubs/ Eagle man of Murgab culture
Nose of Kalan/ Bird man of Murgab culture
Archers bow (Or) archer is God Rudra
Back of Kalan/ Man with tail/
Neck of Kalan
Twins/ Seems to be Greek period symbol
Tuber/ onion
Left thigh of Kalan
Wheeled vehicle
Left hand of Kalan/ (Or) man holding a sword
Forked
Man with crab symbol /
(Or) lyre / Music instrument/
Crab
Flower bud
Priest holding soma drink mug/ soma offering to god
Note that Left hand is marked by knots, which indicates the stars of this constellation.
Goat
Dog
Squirrel
Scorpion
Crow
(Or) it may be Peacock
Peacock
Bundle of roots
Mummified body/ day of mummification
Honey bee
Fork/ forked/
It is the Trishul (Trident) of the Kalan.
Bangles
10 fingers of kala/ and / kala is holding a Trishul in his right hand.
Peepal leaf
Crab within tree of life/
Hybrid symbol
Bandage cloth
Sign of root
Meaning
Month or day of Kumbha/
/Kavadi
Month or day of Aquarius
Month or day of Vrischika
Located near stomach region in the sky map
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Month of Swati
Eagle man, later day Vishnu
Month/day of Punarvasu
Punarvasu month
Man with donkey tail is the head man in the hunter society of Sumeria.
Month of Chitra/ Star of Chitra/
Gemini/ Arda/ Mithuna/
Fresh succulent plants
As per jyotisha ox cart or wheeled vehicle is the symbol of Rohini
Month of Phalguni
Man bearing fork
Karka in Sanskrit
Karka
Perseus constellation is the priest and soma mug is the Triangulam constellation
Most probably the offering is made to Andromeda which is the brightest star located in front of priest
Goat
Dog/ Puppy/
Mahadevan says this symbol depicts squirrel
Month or day of Vishaka-
Anuradha
Band or bandage
Honey is the symbol of aswins, who were physicians of gods
Man holding a fork/two branched represents the two arms of Libra constellation
Sign of Inanna/ or mother goddess
Indicates the tree of life/
Inanna is the goddess of this constellation
Day of Pushya (Karka) in the month of Inanna
Star constellations
Aquarius/ Kumbha/
/Pleiades constellation
Scorpio constellation
Hasta Nakshatra
Virgo constellation
Swati/
Libra
Castor and Pollux constellation
Castor and Pollux constellation
Purva Ashadha/ Apah
Star Spica in Virgo constellation
Castor and Pollux
Arda Nakshatra/ Castor and Pollux /as well as/ Alpha Orionis of Orion constellation
Purva Bhadrapad/ Aquarius
Rohini/ Taurus/ Star Aldebaran
Purva Phalguni/ Leo
Vishaka/ Libra
Karka (earlier name) / Pushya (flower) (later name)/ Cancer
Pushya
Cancer
Pushya Nakshatra
Perseus constellation and Triangulam constellation
Most probably “Indra” (prime star) of this time was Andromeda.
Rishabha / (Vrishabha)/ Aries
Canis Major/ Canis Minor
Not known/ this may be variation of Scorpio constellation.
Scorpio constellation
Corvus constellation
Pleiades constellation
Kritika/
Pleiades constellation
Mula Nakshatra
No constellation
(Or) Punarvasu/ Castor and Pollux
Asvini Nakshatra
Aries constellation
Vishaka Nakshatra
Libra constellation
Auriga constellation
Hasta Nakshatra /Virgo constellation
Auriga (Or) Andromeda constellation
Cancer symbol within Auriga constellation
It indicates that the dead body has been mummified.
Moola Nakshatra