Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No L-68A
No as per ASI L-68A
Uid SSC0732_L-68A
Type Seal
ImageDate 2500BCE-1900BCE
Artefact Reference Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 2) p -325
Keywords
Reference link N/A
Reading order K1+K2+K3+KK1
Rebus decoding bone shaped like a bamboo+spine, backbone+fish+fish, superscript lid
Meaning conveyed Trade (and metalwork wealth production) of kōnda sangara 'metalwork engraver'... (wealth categories cited.).
Description A seal with epigraphy on it
Country India
Place of Reference Lothal
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 bone shaped like a bamboo karaṁḍa -- m.n. ʻ bone shaped like a bamboo ʼ, karaṁḍuya -- n. ʻ backbone ʼ.( (CDIAL 2670) rebus: karaDa 'hard alloy'
K2 spine, backbone baraḍo 'spine, backbone' rebus: baran, bharat ‘mixed alloys’ (5 copper, 4 zinc and 1 tin) (Punjabi)
K3 fish ayo 'fish' rebus: aya 'iron' ayas 'alloy metal' (RÌ¥gveda)
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 aya aDaren,'fish+superscript lid' Rebus: aya aduru 'iron/metal native unsmelted metal'

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