Bharat Vidya Prayojana
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Seal No
Nd-1
No as per ASI
Nd-1
Uid
SSC0093_Nd-1
Type
Seal
ImageDate
2500BCE=1900BCE
Artefact Reference
Epigraphia indus script_Vol_2
Keywords
Reference link
Reading order
K1+K2+K3+K4+K5+K6+K7+K8+K9
Rebus decoding
one-horned young bull+ A crook or curved end (of a stick) +Rim of jar+Rice plant+Two+Splinter+Dupplicated+Three+Corner+ squirrel
Meaning conveyed
On Nindowari seal, the 'squirrel' hieroglyph is shown together with the hieroglyph-multiplex of 'one-horned young bull' which signifies a 'turner'. It is possible that the tuttha signified rebus by the 'squirrel' hieroglyph is a 'turned' or 'furnaced' copper sulphate which could have yielded 'pewter-zinc alloy' in a distillation resort of the type deployed in Zawar, Rajasthan.
Description
Nindowari seal, the 'squirrel' hieroglyph is shown together with the hieroglyph-multiplex of 'one-horned young bull' which signifies a 'turne
Country
India
Place of Reference
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Present Location
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Remarks
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Misc
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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
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K1
Young bull
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K2
Lathe
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K3
A crook or curved end (of a stick)
mēṇá¸hÄ
meá¸
'iron
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K4
temple
kole.l
kole.l
smithy, forge
, warehouse kuá¹hÄ« granary, factory (M.)(CDIAL 3546). koá¹ho = a warehouse
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K5
rice plant
kolmo
kolimi
smithy, forge
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K6
rim of jar
karṇika
karṇī
supercargo, scribe, helmsman
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K7
Ligud measure
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K8
fish
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K9
corner
kanac
kancu
'bell-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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KK1
‘splinter
sal
sal
‘workshop
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KK2
two
dula
dul
metal casting
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KK3
squirrel
khÄra
खारà¥
khÄr
blacksmith
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