Which of the following statements are TRUE regarding the script of Indus Valley Civilisation?

A. Harappan script has just too many signs somewhere, between 375 and 400.
B. Harappan script was written from left to right.
C. Harappan script was found on copper tools, rims of jars and bone rods.
D. Harappan script remains undeciphered to date.
E. Most inscriptions of Harappan script are short; the longest containing about 26 signs.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A, C, D, E only

The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C, D, E only

Given statements:

A. Harappan script has just too many signs somewhere, between 375 and 400.
B. Harappan script was written from left to right. (Incorrect)
C. Harappan script was found on copper tools, rims of jars and bone rods.
D. Harappan script remains undeciphered to date.
E. Most inscriptions of Harappan script are short; the longest containing about 26 signs.

The Harappan seals:

The Harappan seal  is possibly the most distinctive artefact of the Harappan or Indus valley civilisation. Made of a stone called steatite, seals often contain animal motifs and signs from a script that remains undeciphered. Yet we know a great deal about the lives of the people who lived in the region from what they left behind – their houses, pots, ornaments, tools and seals – in other words, from archaeological evidence.

Harappan seals usually have a line of writing, probably containing the name and title of the owner. Scholars have also suggested that the motif (generally an animal) conveyed a meaning to those who could not read. Most inscriptions are short, the longest containing about 26 signs. Although the script remains undeciphered to date, it was evidently not alphabetical (where each sign stands for a vowel or a consonant) as it has just too many signs – somewhere between 375 and 400. It is apparent that the script was written from right to left as some seals show a wider spacing on the right and cramping on the left, as if the engraver began working from the right and then ran out of space. Consider the variety of objects on which writing has been found: seals, copper tools, rims of jars, copper and terracotta tablets, jewellery, bone rods, even an ancient signboard! Remember, there may have been writing on perishable materials too.