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Indus Script Glyph Catalog (1-417)

Indus Script Interpreted as Iconography of Hindu Mythology by Celeste Claire Horner (2026).     Interpretations 2024 draft     Long 417 glyph table draft.     (CCH May 14, 2026)

Sign # Glyph Image Label Freq Description Legend (Puranic Connection) Reference
0 Glyph 0 Zero 0 Zero, nothing, not, void, singularity, focus, point, curse (set at naught). Seed, bindu. (Point glyph widely used but not indexed in Mahadevan 1977, added by Celeste Horner 2025)
  • Jyotirlinga [50%]. Vishnu and Brahma find no end to Jyotirlinga, Shiva's infinite pillar of light. Brahma's egotistical 5th head eliminated. The dead upside-down bird is Brahma's beheaded swan avatar, disgraced for lying. It is coming down from its flight to look for the top of the Shiva linga.
  • Churning of the Ocean of Milk [20%]. Shiva swallows and eliminates the poison released by the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, thus saving the world.
    		•  Inscription 6405. Chanhudaro. Brahma dead swan, zero, infinite pillar, axis, spine
    2 Glyph 2 Emergence 21 A god emerging from a pillar of light. Emergence, manifestation, revelation, doorway. Omnipresent god emerging from cosmic axis.
  • Jyotirlinga [50%]. Shiva emerges from Jyotirlinga, an infinite pillar of light
    		•  glyph #2
    4 Glyph 4 Horse-head god of wisdom 4 horse-head god of wisdom
  • Hyagriva [80%]. Horse-head form of Vishnu which rescued the Vedas from a horse-head demon, who stole them and hid them at the bottom of the sea. Ashwini Kumara, horse-head twins of great wisdom.
    		• Inscription 1189. Mohenjodaro. Chakra and knife represent Vishnu's discus weapon. Vishnu, decapitated by bowstring, obtains horse-head. This magically enabled him to defeat Hyagriva, the horse-head demon who kidnapped the four Vedic wisdom scriptures, personified as children, taking them to the bottom of the sea.

    16 Glyph 16 Mount Mandara 1 Mountain with 2 gods on either side. Gods and demons turning Mount Mandara in the Ocean of Milk. Gods uprooting Mount Mandara, broken mountain peak of Mount Meru.
  • Churning of the Ocean of Milk [100%]. The central peak of Mount Meru used as a churning rod in the Samudra Manthan.
    		•  Seal 2518.
    25 Glyph 25 Sage with walking stick 53 Sage with walking stick. Immortal
  • Curse of the Kumaras [40%]. Ancient sages who look like children cursed Vishnu's gatekeepers for disrespect.
  • Churning of the Ocean of Milk [10%]. The cantankerous sage Durvasa who cursed Indra and the gods, leading to the loss of their fortune.
    		•  Wisdomlib: Durvasa
    56 Glyph 56 Wings 8 Wings of Garuda the eagle, the mount of Vishnu. Amrita. Prana, chi, life-energy, uplifting power. Immortality.
  • Churning of the Ocean of Milk [20%]. Represents the power of Garuda, Vishnu's eagle, who transported Mount Mandara through the air.
  • Jyotirlinga [10%]. Wings of Brahma's swan avatar. He flew up to look for the top of Jyotirlinga, Shiva's infinite pillar of light.
    		•  Seal M-314
    269.1 Glyph #269A or Glyph #269.1 Amrita. Elixir of life * Amrita, elixir of immortality. Symbol of life: a germinated seed or egg. Female vessel, house, temple, vulva. Heart and nested diamond representing soul, spirit, or light. Eye looking upward. Prayer. Wish-fulfilling gem.
  • Churning of the Ocean of Milk [60%]. Represents Amrita, the elixir of immortality which was obtained by the churning of the Ocean of Milk.
  • Garden of Eden [25%].
    		•  glyph #269. C-66, M-314, Mohenjodaro zebu seal Mohenjodaro zebu seal. * This glyph is frequent, but not indexed correctly, requires recount.
    307 Glyph 391 Bow and arrow Pashupat, the divine bow and arrow weapon of Shiva. Weapon has power to destroy the cosmos. Symbolizes Shiva's role as potent protector from supernatural poison. Decipherment 2026-5-19 CCH: Forms the Pashupati title of Shiva in Indus inscriptions. (Ankle cuff glyph #40 also Pashupati noose-foot pashu pad)
  • Shiva Pashupati [40%]. Destruction of the Daksha Yajna [20%]. Churning of the Ocean of Milk [10%]
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    391 Glyph 391 Wheel / Chakra 182 Wheel. Chakra discus weapon of god Vishnu. Shining light. Star. Cosmic axis. Singularity. Shell of Kurma, turtle avatar of Vishnu.
  • Churning of the Ocean of Milk [80%]. The Sudarshan Chakra (Vishnu's weapon) or Kurma (the turtle avatar) upholding the mountain. The wheel represents the churning action.
    		•  Mahadevan 1977

    Vibe-code table seed by Gemini 2026-5-13. Percentages listed after legends are heuristic approximate confidence factors for the association between the glyph and a myth. Implemented as automated diagnosis program. Frequency data based on Mahadevan 1977 and the indusscript.in database. Resources: Harappa.com