[INDOLOGY] Mleccha

[Asko Parpola]

For a ddetailed discussion see
Parpola, Asko, & Simo Parpola, 1975. On the relationship of the
Sumerian toponym Meluhha and Sanskrit mleccha. Studia Orientalia 46
[Fs Armas Salonen]: 205-238.
I attach a PDF of the article —
if it cannot be attached, one can download it from my webpage
https://helsinki.academia.edu/AskoParpola

With best wishes

On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY
<indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> Dear Patrick,
>
> I remember reading a few articles connecting the word Mleccha ultimately to the word Meluhha appearing as the name of the Indus region/people in the Mesapotamian sources. One may need to search for these articles.
>
> Madhav
>
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
>
> [Residence: Campbell, California, USA]
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM Patrick Olivelle via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
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>> Dear All:
>>
>> A colleague in India who is not a member of this list asked me for secondary works, as well as primary sources, for the concept of “mleccha” in ancient India. The work by Parasher-Sen is well known. But are there others? With thanks and best wishes,
>>
>> Patrick
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