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ID :: 39
No as per ASI
M-304
Uid
SSC0039_M-304A
Type
Seal
ImageName
SSC0039_M-304A.jpg
ImageDate
2500 BC-1900 BC
Reference
Epigraphia Indus Script Vol_3_P110
Reference link
N/A
Reading order
K1 + K2 + K3 + K4 + K5 + K6 + K7 + K8 + K9 + K10 + K11 + KK1 + KK2 + KK3 + KK4
Rebus decoding
Body with spread leg + Claws of crab + Tongs + Splinter with rim of jar + Fish + Rim of jar + Rhinoceros + Elephant + Wild buffalo + Leaping tiger + Body + Crooked buffalo horn + Three face hieroglyph + Arm with wrist bangle + Heap of crushed sugarcane stalk with platform and sheep
Meaning conveyed
Each pictograph is a hieroglyph signifying the Meluhha rebus metal work repertoire and wealth of the artisan guild; the person is seated in penance coinage; thus, the overarching message of the inscription is composed of many hieroglyphs (glyphic elements) and is a description of the offerings of a 'mint or coiner (workshop with a golf furnace) iron-smith or blacksmith cargo handed or accounted for from workshop account to supercargo.
Description
Seal engraved with a person (with three visible faces) wearing bangles and armlets seated on a platform (with an antelope looking backwards) and surrounded by five animals: rhinoceros, buffalo, antelope, tiger, and elephant.
Country
India
PlaceofRef
Mohenjo-daro
Reference link
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Present Location
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Remarks
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Image
basic Comp ID
Basic Meaning
Basic Description
Basic Remarks
K2
Claws of crab
K3
Tongs
K4
Splinter with rim of jar
K5
Fish
K6
Rim of jar
K7
Rhinoceros
K8
Elephant
K9
Wild buffalo
K10
Leaping tiger
K11
Body
K1
Body with spread leg
Composite
Image
Composite Comp ID
Composite Meaning
Composite Description
Composite Remarks
KK1
Crooked buffalo horn
KK3
Arm with wrist bangle
KK4
Heap of crushed sugarcane stalk with platform and sheep
KK2
Three face hieroglyph
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