Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No H-228A
No as per ASI H-228A
Uid SSC0351_H-228A
Type Seal
ImageDate 2500BCE-1900BCE
Artefact Reference Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 1)
Keywords Tablet
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 seal with epigraphy on it
Country India
Place of Reference N/A
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 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) PLUS
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 ing
KK2 dula 'two' rebus: metal casting'. Thus, copper, brass, bronze metal castings.
KK3 rim of jar kanka, karṇika 'rim of jar'rebus: karṇī 'supercargo, scribe'.Thus supercargo of smelter metal product output.
KK4 a large sized comb kāmsiyo = a large sized comb (G.) Rebus: kaṁsa'bronze' (Telugu)

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