Archaeologists face specific linguistic and contextual challenges in deciphering the Indus Valley script
Archaeologists and computational linguists studying the Indus Valley script face distinct linguistic and contextual obstacles, most notably the brevity of inscriptions, the lack of bilingual texts, and complex sign variations.
The retrieved literature consistently emphasizes the unique linguistic complexities (such as sign redundancies, multi-directional writing, and lack of bilingual texts) and contextual hurdles (short inscriptions) involved in studying the Indus Valley script, directly supporting the claim.
Shruti Daggumati, P. Revesz. A method of identifying allographs in undeciphered scripts and its application to the Indus Valley Script. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00713-0
Paper 0 details specific structural and linguistic complications in the Indus script, such as multi-directional writing and mirrored signs that complicate decipherment.
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Atul Sharma, S. Chowdhury. AI-EPIGRAPHY: An Interactive Tool for Computational Decipherment of the Indus Valley Script. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1145/3768633.3770145
Paper 5 highlights specific contextual challenges and analytical approaches like positional examination and transitional probabilities needed to tackle the undeciphered script.
Kritika Nagal, Rakhee Sharma, Arpita Nagpal. Unraveling the Mysteries: A Literature Review on the Analysis and Interpretations of the Indus Valley Script. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/DELCON64804.2024.10866881
Paper 7 notes that researchers face major linguistic and contextual hurdles, including the brevity of inscriptions and the complete absence of bilingual texts.
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