Bharat Vidya Prayojana

Seal No L-148A
No as per ASI L-148A
Uid SSC0874_L-148A
Type Seal
ImageDate 2500BCE-1900BCE
Artefact Reference Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 2) P-242
Keywords Lothal
Reference link N/A
Reading order K1+K2+K3+K4+KK1
Rebus decoding spokes+slanted stroke+A jag, notch, or indentation+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 Broken seal
Misc N/A
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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 spokes āra 'spokes' rebus: āra 'brass' (DEDR 856) era, er-a = eraka =?nave; erako_lu = the iron axle of a carriage (Ka.M.); cf. irasu (Kannada)
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 fish ayo 'fish' rebus: aya 'iron' ayas 'alloy metal' (RÌ¥gveda)
K5 fish,superscript lid aya aDaren,'fish+superscript lid' Rebus: aya aduru 'iron/metal native unsmelted metal'
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

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