This is an addendum to: Dholavira signboard inscription proclamation steersman, mineral ore metal casting workshop bright metalware bronze metal infusion http://tinyurl.com/y5h62oo3
The signboard of Dholavira which had a central marketplace proclaimed: ![]()
Sign 391. The model for this orthography is seen in the Mehrgarh cire perdue (lost wax) castings of copper alloy wheels of 2.2 cm dia. Mehergarh, 5th millennium BCE. 2.2 cm dia. 5 mm reference scale. Perhaps coppper alloyed with lead. It is remarkable, that this six-spolked cire perdue copper alloy wheels made in Mehrgarh becomes a hieroglyph of Indus Script on Dholavira signboard. See:āre potter's wheel (Gondi) ārū आ॑रू॒ 'circle' (Kashmiri) ār̤i 'circle' (Tamil.Kannada) rebus āra 'brass' https://tinyurl.com/yxbc7d33
1. āre potter's wheel (Gondi) rebus āra 'brass'.
2. The semantics of spoke are signified by the word ara. अर m. the spoke or radius of a wheel RV.(Monier-Williams).
3. The hieroglyph څرخ ṯs̱arḵẖ, 'potter's wheel', 'circular motion', also signifies अर्क 'copper, gold' expanded into the Meluhha expression: agasāli 'goldsmith'; eṟaka, eraka any metal infusion; molten state, fusion.
This Pashto word څرخ ṯs̱arḵẖ, is cognate with अर्क m. ( √ अर्च्) , Ved. a ray , flash of lightning RV.; the sun RV.; fire R̥gveda. ix , 50 , 4 शतपथ-ब्राह्मण; बृहद्-ारण्यक-उपनिषद्; 2 Nom. P. °कति, to become a sun rebus: अर्क copper; అగసాలి or
అగసాలెవాడు agasāli. [Tel.] n. A goldsmith. కంసాలివాడు (Telugu); arukkam அருக்கம் 1
-- eraka 'knave of wheel' rebus: arka, aka 'gold, copper'; eraka 'metal infusion'
eraka ‘knave of wheel’ rebus: arka, aka, aga ‘copper, gold’ as in akasāla ‘goldsmith’s shop’ (Kannada); అగసాలి or అగసాలెవాడు agasāli. [Tel.] n. A goldsmith. కంసాలివాడు (Telugu); arukkam அருக்கம் 1 arukkam , n. < arka. (நாநார்த்த .) 1. Copper; செம்பு (Tamil); eraka 'metal infusion': Ta. eṟṟu (eṟṟi-) to throw out (as water from a vessel); iṟai (-v-, -nt-) to scatter (intr.), disperse; (-pp-, -tt-) to splash (tr.), spatter, scatter, strew, draw and pour out water, irrigate, bale out, squander; iṟaivai receptacle for drawing water for irrigation; iṟaṭṭu (iṟaṭṭi-) to sprinkle, splash. Ma. iṟekka to bale out; iṟayuka id., scatter, disperse; iṟava basket for drawing water; eṟiccil rainwater blown in by the wind. To. eṟ- (eṟQ -) to scoop up (water with vessel). Ka. eṟe to pour any liquids, cast (as metal); n. pouring; eṟacu, ercu to scoop, sprinkle, scatter, strew, sow; eṟaka, eraka any metal infusion; molten state, fusion. Tu. eraka molten, cast (as metal); eraguni to melt. Kur. ecchnā to dash a liquid out or over (by scooping, splashing, besprinkling). Cf. 840 Kur. elkhnā (Pfeiffer). (DEDR 866)
Part 1
Part 1 of Dholavira signboard Indus Script inscription This Part 1 signifies: Part 1: eraka 'nave of spoked wheels' + khuṇṭa 'peg', rebus eraka 'metal infusion' kūṭa ‘workshop’ , कर्णिक 'having ears' rebus कर्णिक 'steersman' (of) loha'metalwork'.
V326 (Orthographic variants of Sign 326) 
V327 (Orthographic variants of Sign 327) loa = a species of fig tree, ficus glomerata, the fruit of ficus glomerata (Santali.lex.) Vikalpa: kamaṛkom ‘ficus’ (Santali); rebus: kampaṭṭam ‘mint’ (Ta.) patra ‘leaf’ (Skt.); rebus: paṭṭarai ‘workshop’ (Ta.) Rebus: lo ‘iron’ (Assamese, Bengali); loa ‘iron’ (Gypsy) lauha = made of copper or iron (Gr.S'r.); metal, iron (Skt.); lo_haka_ra = coppersmith, ironsmith (Pali); lo_ha_ra = blacksmith (Pt.); lohal.a (Or.); lo_ha = metal, esp. copper or bronze (Pali); copper(VS.); loho, lo_ = metal, ore, iron (Si.) loha lut.i = iron utensils and implements (Santali).
Part 2
Part 2 of Dholavira signboard Indus Script inscriptionThis Part 2 signifies: eraka, kod dhakka kancu 'workshop bright metalware bronze metal infusion'
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Rebus: koḍa'workshop'
Rebus: koḍa'workshop'Part 3
Part 3 of Dholavira signboard Indus Scipt inscription. This Part 3 signifies: metalcasting with dhatu'ore', metal infusion (A clear reference to cire perdue (lost wax) method of metal casting).Variants of Sign 53 ![]()
ḍato 'claws or pincers (chelae) of crabs'; ḍaṭom, ḍiṭom to seize with the claws or pincers, as crabs, scorpions; ḍaṭkop = to pinch, nip (
ḍato 'claws or pincers (chelae) of crabs'; ḍaṭom, ḍiṭom to seize with the claws or pincers, as crabs, scorpions; ḍaṭkop = to pinch, nip (dula 'two' rebus: dul 'metal casting' PLUS axle or nave of spoked wheel: eraka 'nave of wheel' rebus:eraka 'metal infusion'.
Dholavira had a central marketplace. A thriving “Bazaar” to exchange goods from the middle-eastern merchants. This place was the center of trade and commerce used to exchange merchandise during trading seasons. The residential areas are located on either side of the marketplace.
