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Proof for reading the horned young bull (unicorn) as खोंड Singī kunda, कोँद 'furnace' rebus fine gold, ornament gold

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The proof for reading the 'unicorn' is given below.

The etyma are from Marathi language.

खोंड   khōṇḍa m A young bull, a bullcalf. 
खोंड   khōṇḍa  खोंडा   khōṇḍā A variety of जोंधळा. खोंडें   khōṇḍēṃ n A description of जोंधळा. It is grown in the hot weather on garden-land. There are varieties of जोंधळा   jōndhaḷā m A cereal plant or its grain, Holcus sorghum. Eight varieties are reckoned, viz. उता- वळी, निळवा, शाळू, रातडी, पिवळा जोंधळा, खुंडी, काळबोंडी जोंधळा, दूध मोगरा. There are however many others as केळी, अरगडी, डुकरी, बेंदरी, मडगूप &c. The list includes खुंडी (variant pronunciation of खोंड   khōṇḍa  खोंडा   khōṇḍā 
खोंडा   khōṇḍā m A कांबळा of which one end is formed into a cowl or hood.  

The young bull is often shown with a खोंडा   khōṇḍā m A कांबळा  On this pectoral the pannier ofr कांबळा  is vividly shown on the shoulder of the young bull. 
pectoralz.jpgMohenjo-daro pectoral

The Mari procession shows the young bull carried on a flagpost which is a खोंड   khōṇḍa  खोंडा   khōṇḍā A variety of जोंधळा. See the picture. 
Location of Mari on Euphrates river, Mesopotamia
maripriest2.JPG
maripriest1.jpgProcession in Mari palace  Zimri-Lim in the 18th century BCE. Marble plaque from Louvre Museum

So, the young bull which is shown on thousands of inscriptions is खोंड   khōṇḍa 'young bull' read rebus: kunda 'fine gold' (Marathi);  kō̃da कोँद । कुलालादिकन्दुः f. a kiln; a potter's kiln (Rām. 1446; H. xi, 11); a brick-kiln (Śiv. 1033); a lime-kiln.(Kashmiri)
Thus, the young horned bull signifies a furnace. 

The young bull is horned. 

Santali gloss.
शृङ्गिन््   sriṅg-ín horned (V., C.); m. (C.) horned animal (Monier-Williams) शिंग   śiṅga n (शृंग S) A horn. Pr. म्हशीचीं शिंगें म्हशीस जड नाहींत (Marathi) Rebus: singi 'ornament gold' Singī & singi (f.) [cp. Sk. śṛngī] 1. gold Vin i.38; S ii.234; J i.84.(Pali)  शृङ्गिः   śṛṅgiḥ शृङ्गिः Gold for ornaments (Skt. Apte)

Thus, the horned young bull is a composite signifier fine gold, ornament gold.
The pictorial motif is deciphered as a cargo fine gold and ornament gold by seafaring merchants of Meluhha (mleccha).

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