Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No H-227A
No as per ASI H-227A
Uid SSC0345_H-227A
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
Other Images

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 baá¹­a 'rimless, wide-mouthed pot' rebus: bhaá¹­a 'furnace'
K2 bent’ kuṭila ‘bent’ CDIAL 3230 kuṭi— in cmpd. ‘curve’, kuṭika— ‘bent’ MBh. Rebus: kuṭila, katthīl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin
K3 water-carrier kuá¹­i 'water-carrier' rebus: kuá¹­hi 'smelter
K4 a currycomb ( khareḍo = a currycomb (G.) Rebus: kharādī ' turner' (Gujarati)
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 'an iron spoon ḍabu 'an iron spoon' (Santali) Rebus: ḍab, ḍhimba, ḍhompo 'lump (ingot?). Thus, together, furnace ingots.
KK2 rim of jar kanka, karṇika 'rim of jar'rebus: karṇī 'supercargo, scribe'.Thus supercargo of smelter metal product output.
KK3 two dula 'two' rebus: metal casting'. Thus, copper, brass, bronze metal casti
KK4 a large sized comb kāmsako, kāmsiyo = a large sized comb (G.) Rebus: kaṁsa'bronze' (Telugu)

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