Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No L-143A
No as per ASI L-143A
Uid SSC0869_L-143A
Type Seal
ImageDate 2500BCE-1900BCE
Artefact Reference Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 2) P-240
Keywords Lothal
Reference link N/A
Reading order K1+K2+K3+K4+K5+K6+K7+KK1
Rebus decoding bent+slanted stroke+ A jag, notch, or indentation+four+fish+ficus glomerata+rim of jar+ears
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 Broken seal
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)
K2 slanted stroke dhāḷ 'slanted stroke' rebus: dhāḷako 'ingot'
K3 A jag, notch, or indentation खांडा (p. 116) khāṇḍā A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). khaṇḍa 'implements'. Thus, ingots and implements
K4 four gaṇḍa 'four' rebus: khaṇḍa 'implements'
K5 fish ayo 'fish' rebus: aya 'iron' ayas 'alloy metal' (RÌ¥gveda)
K6 ficus glomerata loa 'ficus glomerata' Rebus: loha 'copper, iron'.
K7 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 ears karNI ‘ears’ rebus: karṇī 'supercargo, scribe'

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