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Uruk period (3350-3100 BC) limestone cylinder seal (A17641, not on display), which shows a lion with an upraised paw attacking a running bull.
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arye 'lion' rebus:ara 'brass' PLUS panja 'feline paw' rebus: panja 'kiln, furnace' *pañjāpāka ʻ kiln for a heap ʼ. [*pañja -- , āpāka -- ]
P. pañjāvā, pãj˚ m. ʻ brick kiln ʼ; B. pã̄jā ʻ kiln ʼ, G. pajāvɔ m. --(CDIAL 7686)
Oriental Institute
Uruk period (3350-3100 BC) limestone cylinder seal (A17641, not on display), which shows a lion with an upraised paw attacking a running bull.
arye 'lion' rebus:ara 'brass' PLUS panja 'feline paw' rebus: panja 'kiln, furnace' *pañjāpāka ʻ kiln for a heap ʼ. [*
P. pañjāvā, pãj˚ m. ʻ brick kiln ʼ; B. pã̄jā ʻ kiln ʼ, G. pajāvɔ m. --(CDIAL 7686)
kõdā 'young bull calf' Rebus: kõdā 'turner-joiner' (forge);kundana 'fine gold'
eraka 'nave of wheel' Rebus: eraka 'molten cast, copper' arā 'spokes' rebus: āra 'brass'
The young bull (so-called unicorn) with this ligature is read rebus: खर-अंशुः the sun.rebus: khār 'blacksmith' PLUS खोंड khōṇḍa 'young bull' rebus: kō̃da कोँद 'furnace for smelting'. Thus,together the expression is کار کنده kār-kunda ' 'manager, director, adroit, clever, experienced' (Pashto)
खोंड khōṇḍa m A young bull, a bullcalf. (Marathi);कोंद kōnda 'young bull' rebus: कोंद kōnda 'engraver, turner' kundana 'fine gold' PLUS kōḍu'horn' rebus koḍ 'workplace' PLUS koḍiyum 'ring on neck' rebus: koḍ 'workplace' PLUS khōṇḍī खोंडी 'pannier sack' rebus: कोंद kōnda 'engraver, turner, fine gold'. Thus, the hypertext composition signifies workshop of a goldsmith, lapidary (turner, engraver). A remarkable cognate etymon signifying a young bull is seen in Telugu (Indian sprahbund, 'speech union'): kōḍe. [Tel.] n. A bullcalf. కోడెదూడ . A young bull. కాడిమరపదగినదూడ . Plumpness, prime. తరుణము. జోడుకోడయలు a pair of bullocks. కోడె adj. Young. కోడెత్రాచు a young snake, one in its prime. "కోడెనాగముం బలుగుల రేడుతన్ని కొని పోవుతెరంగు " రామా . vi. కోడెకాడు kōḍe-kāḍu. n. A young man. పడుచువాడు . A lover విటుడు . Rebus: kõdāकोँद 'furnace for smelting': payĕn-kō̃da पयन्-कोँद । परिपाककन्दुः f. a kiln (a potter's, a lime-kiln, and brick-kiln, or the like); a furnace (for smelting). -thöji - or -thöjü -; । परिपाक- (द्रावण- )मूषा f. a crucible, a melting-pot. -ʦañĕ -। परिपाकोपयोगिशान्ताङ्गारसमूहः f.pl. a special kind of charcoal (made from deodar and similar wood) used in smelting furnaces. -wôlu -वोलु&below; । धात्वादिद्रावण-इष्टिकादिपरिपाकशिल्पी m. a metal-smelter; a brick-baker. -wān -वान् । द्रावणचुल्ली m. a smelting furnace.