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Unicorn, horned bull-men on seals and Sanauli anthropomorphs on coffins

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After Fig 6.2 Unicorn seal, detail of head, H95-2491, scanning electron miscroscope photo ( Jonathan Mark Kenoyer, Iconography of the Indus Unicorn: Origins and Legacy, in: Shinu Anna Abraham, Praveena Gullapalli, Teresa P. Raczek, Uzma Z. Rizvi, (Eds.), 2013, Connections and Complexity, New Approaches to the Archaeology of South Asia, Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, California, pp. 107-126) Hieroglyph III (three linear strokes):  kolom'three' rebus: kolimi 'smithy, forge' PLUS singi'horned' rebus: singi 'village headman'singi'gold for ornaments'; koḍiyum'neck ring' rebus: koḍ 'workshop'; khara'onager (face)' rebus: khār'blacksmith'; खोंड khōṇḍa 'A young bull' rebus: kunda, 'one of कुबेर's nine treasures', kundaṇa 'fine gold'. Composite hypertext, cyphertext: khōṇḍa khara singi kolom 'young bull, onager, one-horn (horned)rebus plain text: kunda khār singi kolimi 'fine-gold smith gold for ornaments smithy/forge, कोंड [kōṇḍa] A circular hamlet; a division of a मौजा or village, composed generally of the huts of one caste'.


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