T symbol signifies a Meluhha hieroglyph read as: sã̄ca साँच 'mould, matrix'. T symbol thus signifies the metallurgical operation of a mould to create the ingot castings of copper and tin. Oxhide ingots are found in Geldonya shipwreck both of copper and tin ore.
T symbol on ox-hide ingot (in the middle) from Cape Gelidonya shipwreck. Copper ox-hide ingots (Talents) After Fig. 5 on http://ina.tamu.edu/capegelidonya.htm
📷T symbol on an ox-hide ingot http://narnia-itn.eu/projects/the-production-and-trade-of-cypriot-copper-in-the-late-bronze-age-and-early-iron-age/
Rehman Dehri Rhd 1 and Mohenjo-daro m1186 narrative hieroglyphs signify metalwork wealth-accounting ledgers https://tinyurl.com/yyvb2bpx After Fig. 13 in Patricia Duff, opcit. Seal Rhd1A depicted as the wearer would see it. (c) Parpola, A. and Shah,S.G.M., 2010, Corpus of Indus seals and inscriptions, III, Collections outside Pakistan and India, Finland, UNESCO Rehman Dehri seal signifies a T hieroglyph which also appears on oxhide ingots. Mohenjo-daro seal m1186 is a detailed narrative with pictorial motifs and a text message related to metalworkers and helmsmen working on bagala boat. The monograph has two annexes to explain the two unique hieroglyphs -- T hieroglyph and harrow hieroglyph, signified on oxhide ingots:Annex A Hieroglyph T on Rhd1A seal; Annex B Harrow hieroglyph on ingots.
T symbol which appears on ox-hide ingots of the shipwrecks (Cape Gelidonya and Uruburun) is an Indus Script hieroglyph. The hieroglyph T symbol appears in a catalogue of metalwork on a Rehmandehri carved ivory pendant together with hieroglyphs of: frog, and two scorpions (on side A) and two markhors (on side B).Rehman Dehri pendant seal 1A, B. The rebus reading is: dul bica 'cast haematite, ferrite ore' PLUS sã̄ca साँच 'mould, matrix' PLUS mūxā 'frog'.rebus: mũha 'ingot' mũhã̄ = the quantity of iron produced at one time in a native smelting furnace of the Kolhes. On the obverse, two markhors rebus: miṇḍāl ‘markhor’ rebus: mẽṛhẽt, meḍ 'iron';med 'copper. Thus, copper and iron ingots are accounted for by the Rehman Dehri inscription.
T symbol appears on both sides of the Rehman Dehri ivory pendant.
“The T and Double T symbols are usually impressed and most often appear on the rough side of Type 2 ingots. These marks were then made during the cooling of the metal with some form of stamp or brand in these shapes…Geographical distribution analysis places these two marks predominantly in the same regions. The majority of both T and Double T marks are from the Uluburn and Cape Gelidonya shipwrecks. On land, T marks appear at Enkomi (Cyprus) and Ozieri (Sardinia), Double T marks appear at Mycenae (Greece) and three sites on Sardinia (Teti, Nuragus, and Capoterra). This data, especially the prominence of these marks on Sardinia, indicates a possible connection between these symbols and ingots sent to the western areas of the Mediterranean.” (Kaiser, AlainaM.2013, p.39).
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