Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No H-226A
No as per ASI H-226A
Uid SSC0344_H-226A
Type Seal
ImageDate 2500BCE-1900BCE
Artefact Reference Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 1)
Keywords Tablet seal
Reference link N/A
Reading order K1+K2+k3+K4+KK1+KK2+KK3+KK4
Rebus decoding rimless, wide-mouthed pot+bent+water-carrier+a currycomb+an iron spoon+two+rim of jar +a large sized comb
Meaning conveyed Metalwork wealth production) PLUS (wealth/business categories of metalwork products).karṇī 'supercargo, scribe'.
Description A tablet seal with epigraphy on it
Country India
Place of Reference Harappa
Present Location N/A
Remarks N/A
Misc N/A
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Basic
Image basic Comp ID Basic Meaning Word Deduced based on Indian Lexicon Language Reference for the Word Rebus Word Mapped Rebus Word Meaning Additional Reference
K1 rimless, wide-mouthed pot baṭa 'rimless, wide-mouthed pot' rebus: bhaṭa 'furnace' PLUS ḍabu 'an iron spoon' (Santali) Rebus: ḍab, ḍhimba, ḍhompo 'lump (ingot?). Thus, together, furnace ingots.
K2 bent kuṭila ‘bent’ CDIAL 3230 kuṭi— in cmpd. ‘curve’, kuṭika— ‘bent’ MBh. Rebus: kuṭila, katthīl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) cf. āra-kūṭa, 'brass' Old
K3 water-carrier kuá¹­i 'water-carrier' rebus: kuá¹­hi 'smelter
K4 a currycomb khareḍo = a currycomb (G.) Rebus: kharādī ' turner' (Gujarati) PLUS kāmsako
Composite
Image Composite Comp ID Composite Meaning Word Deduced based on Indian Lexicon Language Reference for the Word Rebus Word Mapped Rebus Word Meaning Additional Reference
KK1 ḍabu 'an iron spoon' (Santali) Rebus: ḍab, ḍhimba, ḍhompo 'lump (ingot?). Thus, together, furnace ingot
KK2 dula 'two' rebus: metal casting'. Thus, copper, brass, bronze metal castings.
KK3 kanka, karṇika 'rim of jar'rebus: karṇī 'supercargo, scribe'.Thus supercargo of smelter metal product output.
KK4 kāmsako, kāmsiyo = a large sized comb (G.) Rebus: kaṁsa'bronze' (Telugu)

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