Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No H-291A
No as per ASI H-291A
Uid SSC0437_H-291A
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+KK1+KK2
Rebus decoding fish+two+bent+a currycomb+fish+rim of jar+superscript lid+a large sized comb
Meaning conveyed Metalwork wealth production) of engraver, scribe (wealth/business categories of metal work implements, mintwork products)
Description A 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 ayo 'fish' rebus: aya 'iron' ayas 'alloy metal' (RÌ¥gveda
K2 dula 'two' rebus: dul 'metal casting'.
K3 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'
K4 khareḍo = a currycomb (G.) Rebus: kharādī ' turner' (Gujarati)
K5 kanka, karṇika 'rim of jar'rebus: karṇī 'supercargo, scribe'
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 fish+superscript lid' Rebus: aya aduru 'iron/metal native unsmelted metal'
KK2 kāmsako, kāmsiyo= a large sized comb (G.) Rebus: kaṁsa 'bronze' (Telugu)

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