Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No H-232A
No as per ASI H-232A
Uid SSC0355_H-232A
Type Seal
ImageDate 2500BCE- 1900BCE
Artefact Reference Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 1)
Keywords
Reference link N/A
Reading order K1+K2+K3+K4+K5+K6+KK1+KK2+KK3
Rebus decoding lid+duplicated+spine, backbone+rim of jar+a currycomb+rimless, wide-mouthed pot+one+a large sized comb+two
Meaning conveyed Trade (and metalwork wealth production).. PLUS (wealth/business categories cited above)
Description A seal with epigraphy on it
Country India
Place of Reference Harappa
Present Location N/A
Remarks N/A
Misc N/A

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 lid aḍaren,'lid' Rebus: aduru 'native unsmelted metal'
K2 duplicated dula 'duplicated' rebus: dul 'metalcasting' Thus, unsmelted native metal cating workshop
K3 spine, backbone baraḍo 'spine, backbone' rebus: baran, bharat ‘mixed alloys’ (5 copper, 4 zinc and 1 tin) (Punjabi)
K4 rim of jar kanka, karṇika 'rim of jar'rebus: karṇī 'supercargo, scribe'
K5 a currycomb khareḍo = a currycomb (G.) Rebus: kharādī ' turner' (Gujarati)
K6 rimless, wide-mouthed pot baá¹­a 'rimless, wide-mouthed pot' rebus: bhaá¹­a 'furnace
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 one koḍa 'one' rebus: koḍ 'workshop'
KK2 a large sized comb kāmsako, kāmsiyo= a large sized comb (G.) Rebus: kaṁsa 'bronze' (Telugu)
KK3 two dula 'two' rebus: dul 'metal casting'

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