Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No

M-304A

No as per ASI

M-304

Uid

SSC0039_M-304A

Type

Seal

ImageDate

2500 BC-1900 BC

Artefact Reference

Epigraphia Indus Script Vol_3_P110

Keywords

Pashupatinath seal

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

Place of Reference

Mohenjo-daro

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	Body with spread leg
	K10	Leaping tiger
	K11	Body
	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

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	Crooked buffalo horn
	KK2	Three face hieroglyph
	KK3	Arm with wrist bangle
	KK4	Heap of crushed sugarcane stalk with platform and sheep