Bharat Vidya Prayojana
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Seal No
K-40A
No as per ASI
K-40A
Uid
SSC0966_K-40A
Type
Seal
ImageDate
2500BCE-1900BCE
Artefact Reference
Epigraphia Indus Script – Hypertexts Meanings (Vol. 2) P- 270
Keywords
elephant
Reference link
N/A
Reading order
K1+K2+K3+K4+K5+K6+K7+K8+K9+K10+K11
Rebus decoding
elephant+tooth, tusk+hoof+A crook or curved end (of a stick) +ingot+doubled+corner+slanted stroke+'two+rice plant+duplicated
Meaning conveyed
Trade (and metalwork wealth production) of kÅnda sangara 'metalwork engraver'.. (wealth categories cited.)
Description
A elephant seal with epigraphy on it
Country
India
Place of Reference
Kalibangan
Present Location
N/A
Remarks
N/A
Misc
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K1
elephant
karibha, ibha
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karba, ib
iron' ibbo 'merchant';
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K10
rice plant
kolmo
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kolimi
smithy, forge
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K11
duplicated
dula
N/A
dul
metalcasting
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K2
tooth, tusk
dÄntÄ
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dhÄËŠtu
ore of red colour'
(ferrite ores, copper ores)
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K3
hoof
khura
ċhúrɔ
dagger
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K4
A crook or curved end (of a stick)
[ mēṇá¸hÄ ]
मेंढा
meá¸
'iron
(WPah.)
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K5
ingot
mũh, muhã
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'ingot'
quantity of metal produced at one time in a native smelting furnace.
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K6
doubled
dula
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dul
metalcasting
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K7
corner
kanac
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kancu
bell-metal
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K8
slanted stroke
dhÄḷ
N/A
dhÄḷako
ingot
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K9
two
dula
N/A
dul
metalcasting
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