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Mohenjo-daro

Historical Location
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An ancient Indus Valley city whose planned ruins reveal a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization.

Detailed Definition
Mohenjo-daro flourished more than four thousand years ago near the Indus River, with paved streets, drainage systems, public baths, and carefully arranged buildings. Because its script remains undeciphered and its decline is uncertain, the site carries an unusual silence. Poets can use Mohenjo-daro as an image of vanished civic order, mute testimony, archaeological wonder, and the intimate lives hidden beneath anonymous brick.
Example
Example in poetry:
A poem may use Mohenjo-daro to evoke the sophistication of an ancient urban civilization; “The drains of Mohenjo-daro still remember the rain” turns archaeological remains into witnesses; A poet can contrast the city’s careful planning with the uncertainty of its disappearance; The name offers a way to explore how modern cities may also become ruins.
Additional Notes
Mohenjo-daro was a carefully planned Indus Valley city, noted for drainage systems, standardized construction, and undeciphered writing. Because much about its society remains unknown, poets may use it to evoke buried knowledge, lost urban worlds, silence, and archaeological discovery. It is usually dated to the Bronze Age.
Also Known As
Mohenjo Daro Mound of the Dead
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