Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No H-325A
No as per ASI H-325A
Uid SSC0458_H-325A
Type Seal
ImageDate 2500BCE-1900BCE
Artefact Reference Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 1)
Keywords N/A
Reference link N/A
Reading order K1+K2+K3+K4
Rebus decoding bent+rim of jar+splinter+four
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 bent 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,
K2 rim of jar 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 splinter circumscript: sal 'splinter' rebus: sal 'workshop
KK2 four four: gaṇḍa 'four' rebus: khaṇḍa 'implements'. Thus, brass, bronze implements workshop.

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