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Adab (gesture)
It is possible that Adaab was used by South Asians since the periods of Indus Valley Civilization along with namaste gesture, so it was not created during the mmughal era
Meluhha seal from Mesopotamia
an akkadian seal shows meluhan dignitaries greeting them
IVC seal
Coin from Gupta empire
Chandraketugarh, Bengal 2nd BC
https://www.sylph-ocular.com/t156#8
It is possible that Adaab was used by South Asians since the periods of Indus Valley Civilization along with namaste gesture, so it was not created during the mmughal era
Meluhha seal from Mesopotamia
![362px-Akkadian_cylinder_seal_with_inscription_Shu-ilishu%2C_interpreter_of_the_Meluhhan_language%2C_Louvre_Museum_AO_22310.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fupload.wikimedia.org%2Fwikipedia%2Fcommons%2Fthumb%2F0%2F0e%2FAkkadian_cylinder_seal_with_inscription_Shu-ilishu%252C_interpreter_of_the_Meluhhan_language%252C_Louvre_Museum_AO_22310.jpg%2F362px-Akkadian_cylinder_seal_with_inscription_Shu-ilishu%252C_interpreter_of_the_Meluhhan_language%252C_Louvre_Museum_AO_22310.jpg&hash=09691a486979c7b6421ec8e94cd5ee0e)
an akkadian seal shows meluhan dignitaries greeting them
IVC seal
![8082734037_1b3d1c88bc_b.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flive.staticflickr.com%2F8328%2F8082734037_1b3d1c88bc_b.jpg&hash=acacff8537d1c627df2d3e2f1c34924a)
Coin from Gupta empire
Chandraketugarh, Bengal 2nd BC
https://www.sylph-ocular.com/t156#8
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