The
Indus script (also known as the
Harappan script) is a corpus of symbols produced by the
Indus Valley Civilization during the
Kot Diji and
Mature Harappan periods between 3500 and 1900 BC. Most inscriptions are extremely short. It is not clear if these symbols constitute a
script used to record a language, and the subject of whether the Indus symbols were a
writing system is controversial. In spite of many attempts at decipherment, it is undeciphered, and no underlying language has been identified. There is no known
bilingual inscription, and the script does not show any significant changes over time.