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The Indus script remains one of the last major undeciphered scripts of theancient world. We focus here on Indus inscriptions on a group of miniaturetablets discovered by Meadow and Kenoyer in Harappa in 1997. By drawingparallels with proto-Elamite and proto-Cuneiform inscriptions, we explore howthese miniature tablets may have been used to record rations allocated toporters or laborers. We then show that similar inscriptions are found on stampseals, leading to the potentially provocative conclusion that rather thansimply indicating ownership of property, Indus seals may have been used forgenerating tokens, tablets and sealings for repetitive economic transactionssuch as rations and exchange of canonical amounts of goods, grains, animals,and labor in a barter-based economy.

The Indus Script and Economics. A Role for Indus Seals and Tablets in Rationing and Administration of Labor