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Meluhha expressions kunda singi 'fine gold, ornament gold', ratnin' jewels, gems, treasure' on Indus Script Corpora

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Meluhha expressions in Indus Script Corpora or on Ishtar Gate 'unicorns' or 'unicorn' (or spiny-horned young bull) or 'ratnin' (monkey dressed like a woman) on Shalamaneser III Black Obelisk as a tribute from Musri. Two of the four panels are presented here together with a translation of the cuneiform inscription specifying the tributes. A unicorn is a tribute because it is kunda singi'fine gold, ornament gold'. The monkey dressed like a woman is रत्निन् mfn. possessing or receiving gifts RV.; रत्न a jewel , gem , treasure , precious stone (the nine jewel are pearl , ruby , topaz , diamond , emerald , lapis lazuli , coral , sapphire , गोमेद ; hence रत्न is a N. for the number 9 ; but accord. to some 14) Mn. MBh. &c; n. ( √1. रा) a gift , present , goods , wealth , riches RV. AV. S3Br. (Monier-Williams)
(Santali)
खोंड khōṇḍa 'A young bull, a bullcalf'; rebus1 kundaṇa, 'fine gold' (Kannada) rebus2: kō̃da कोँद 'furnace' 
PLUS singhin'spiny-horned'.rebus: singi 'ornament gold'.

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