The proclamation is the metallurgical competence of agaāle, arkaśāla 'goldsmith metal workshop':
Segment 1: moltencast brass, hard metal, copper, gold (metal) engraver;
Segment 2: bright blazing moltencast bell-metal ingot, bronze, gold, equipment
Segment 3: metalcasting moltencast brass, gold, minerals.
வாய்நேமியொடு (சிறுபாண். 253). Rebus: ஆரம் brass; பித்தளை.(அக. நி.) pittal is cognate with 'pewter'.

The Signboard was discovered lying on the ground,near the gateway of Dholavira.
The three-part proclamation message of the Dholavira Signboard transcribed:
There are three proclamations on the signboard with three segments of messages.
Segment 1
eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
khuṇṭa 'peg'; khũṭi = pin (Marathi.) Rebus: kuṇṭha munda (loha) 'hard iron (native metal)' (Munda)
loa 'ficus gloomerata' (Santali) Rebus: loh 'copper (metal)' PLUS karaṇika 'ears' rebus: karaṇika engraver, 'writer' (Telugu)
Thus, segment 1 reads: moltencast brass, hard metal, copper (metal) engraver;
Segment 2
kana, kanac 'corner' (Santali); kañcu 'bronze' (Telugu) kan- 'copper work' (Tamil).
a. eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
b. kanac 'corner', mũhã̄ 'bun ingot, lozenge shape',kuṭila— 'bent' Rebus: kañcu mũhã̄ kuṭila 'bell-metal ingot, bronze'
First two signs a, b.dul eraka, arā c. dhatu
a, b: eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
Reading of a pair of 'spoked wheel hieroglyphs as hypertext': dula 'two, pair' rebus: dul 'metal casting' PLUS eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
c. ḍato 'claws or pincers (chelae) of crab Rebus: dhatu 'mineral' (Santali)
Thus, segment 3 reads together: metalcasting moltencast brass, minerals.
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Decipherment of Dholavira signboard proclamation: http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/.../dholavira-indus... The proclamation is of agasala 'goldsmith workshop'. Spoked wheel, potter's wheel occurs 4 times on the signboard and signifies arka 'sun' rebus arka 'gold, copper' cognate in Pashto: څرخ ṯs̱arḵẖ, s.m. (2nd) A wheel (particularly a potter's, or of a water-mill or well). 2. A grindstone. 3. Circular motion, turn, revolution, the act of turning. 4. Fortune, chance. 5. The heavens, the sphere, the celestial globe. 6. A kind of hawk or falcon, an eagle. 7. A stab, a puncture, a prick, a wound produced by a spear, an arrow, or the like. Pl. څرخرنه ṯs̱arḵẖ-ūnah; 8. adj. Punctured, pricked, pierced, stabbed; (Fem.) څرکه ṯs̱arkaʿh. څرخیدل ṯs̱arḵẖedal, verb intrans. To revolve, to turn round, to wheel. 2. To dance. Pres. څرخبږي ṯs̱arḵẖej̱ẕī (W.) or څرخیګي ṯs̱arḵẖegī (E.); past ؤ څرخیده wu-ṯs̱arḵẖedah or ؤ څرخیدَ wu-ṯs̱arḵẖeda; fut. ؤ به څرخیږي wu bah ṯs̱arḵẖej̱ẕī or ؤ به څرخیګي wu bah ṯs̱arḵẖegī; imp. ؤ څرخیږه wu-ṯs̱arḵẖej̱ẕah or ؤ څرخیګه wu-ṯs̱arḵẖegah; act. part. څرخیدونکيَ ṯs̱arḵẖedūnkaey
or څرخیدونيَ ṯs̱arḵẖedūnaey; past part. څرخید ليَ ṯs̱arḵẖedalaey; verb. n. څرخیدنه ṯs̱arḵẖedanaʿh. څرخول ṯs̱arḵẖawul, verb trans. To turn, to make revolve, to wheel round. 2. To sharpen. Pres. څرخوي ṯs̱arḵẖawī; past ؤ څرخاوه wu-ṯs̱arḵẖāwuh or ؤ څرخاوو wu-ṯs̱arḵẖāwo; fut. ؤ به څرخوي wu bah ṯs̱arḵẖawī; imp. ؤ څرخوه wu-ṯs̱arḵẖawah; act. part. څرخوونکيَ ṯs̱arḵẖawūnkaey or څرخوونيَ
ṯs̱arḵẖawūnaey; past part. څرخوليَ ṯs̱arḵẖawulaey; verb. n. څرخونه ṯs̱arḵẖawunaʿh. (P چرخ). څرخ کول ṯs̱arḵẖ kawul, verb trans. To pierce, to stab, to puncture. څرخ کیدل ṯs̱arḵẖ kedal, verb intrans. To enter (as a pointed instrument), to penetrate, to stab, to pierce. څرخه ṯs̱arḵẖaʿh, s.f. (3rd) A spinning-wheel, a large reel. Pl. يْ ey. (P چرخه).
The Signboard was discovered lying on the ground,near the gateway of Dholavira.
The three-part proclamation message of the Dholavira Signboard transcribed:
There are three proclamations on the signboard with three segments of messages.
Segment 1
eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
khuṇṭa 'peg'; khũṭi = pin (Marathi.) Rebus: kuṇṭha munda (loha) 'hard iron (native metal)' (Munda)
loa 'ficus gloomerata' (Santali) Rebus: loh 'copper (metal)' PLUS karaṇika 'ears' rebus: karaṇika engraver, 'writer' (Telugu)
Thus, segment 1 reads: moltencast brass, hard metal, copper (metal) engraver;
Segment 2
kana, kanac 'corner' (Santali); kañcu 'bronze' (Telugu) kan- 'copper work' (Tamil).
a. eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
b. kanac 'corner', mũhã̄ 'bun ingot, lozenge shape',kuṭila— 'bent' Rebus: kañcu mũhã̄ kuṭila 'bell-metal ingot, bronze'
First two signs a, b.dul eraka, arā c. dhatu
a, b: eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
Reading of a pair of 'spoked wheel hieroglyphs as hypertext': dula 'two, pair' rebus: dul 'metal casting' PLUS eraka, arā 'nave of wheel, spoke' rebus: eraka moltencast, arā 'brass'
c. ḍato 'claws or pincers (chelae) of crab Rebus: dhatu 'mineral' (Santali)
Thus, segment 3 reads together: metalcasting moltencast brass, minerals
https://tinyurl.com/yblannfg This is an addendum to: Wealth accounting classification ledgers & Arthaśāstra Economics 101 Indus Script dictionary https://tinyurl.com/yctvpzgk With the Indus Script Dictionary made available, some of the 10 'hieroglyphs/hypertexts' of the Dholavira signboard have been read rebus with variant expressions (plain texts).https://tinyurl.com/y8xt9qrk The message of the Signboard of Dholavira is a proclamation of metallurgical competence of the metalsmiths of Dholavira, who produce qualty metal castings, metalware and also engrave on copper (metal).
Dholavira Signboard inscription of gypsum inlays on wood measures 3 m. long. Each of the 10 signs is 37 cm. high and 25 to 27 cm. wide and made of pieces of white gypsum inlays; the signs were apparently inlaid in a wooden plank. The conjecture is that this wooden plank was mounted on the Northern Gateway as a Signboard. The message is intended to be a proclamation for seafaring merchants to see from across the PErsian Gulf as they approach the Dholavira citadel.
Dholavira signboard is a three-part message, each segment starts with a spoked-wheel hieroglyph.
Hence, Dholavira Signboard is read from left to right.
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Watched it again and again. Simply brilliant narration. The unfolding of the Dholavira sign board is revealed with breath-taking splendour. Its message? A proclamation of the competence of Bronze Age Artificers. Four spoked wheels appear together with six other hieroglyphs in a three part messwage. The refrain is:.eraka 'nave of wheel' rebus 'eṟaka, eraka any metal infusion; molten state' fusion (Kannada), eraka molten, cast (as metal); eraguni to melt (Tulu). dula 'two' rebus dul 'metal casting'. The key is lid hieroglyph ^ ḍhaṁkaṇa 'lid' rebus dhakka 'excellent, bright, blazing metal article'. Proclamation of metal artifacts, par excellence. Another key is 'claws of crab' hieroglyph: ḍaṭom, ḍiṭom to seize with the claws or pincers, as crabs, scorpions; rebus: dhatu 'mineral (ore)'.kanac 'corner' rebus: kañcu 'bronze'; loa 'ficus' rebus: loh 'copper, metal' PLUS karna 'ear'rebus: karna 'scribe'Aha, smelters of ores, forgers of inscribed metal alloy wares.. What a proclamation of ca. 2500 BCE !!!
Now, watcch the unfolding of the Dholavira signboard from 26:52 to 31:25 of the historic moments, the discovery of a writing system...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udu3_XCiQx4&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR24NZUaWIXGWzxDztAy1_F3iZscTAI5-6R8_PyQWo9XqLzxSZmYJOtt-jk (44:46)
Watched it again and again. Simply brilliant narration. The unfolding of the Dholavira sign board is revealed with breath-taking splendour. Its message? A proclamation of the competence of Bronze Age Artificers. Four spoked wheels appear together with six other hieroglyphs in a three part messwage. The refrain is:.eraka 'nave of wheel' rebus 'eṟaka, eraka any metal infusion; molten state' fusion (Kannada), eraka molten, cast (as metal); eraguni to melt (Tulu). dula 'two' rebus dul 'metal casting'. The key is lid hieroglyph ^ ḍhaṁkaṇa 'lid' rebus dhakka 'excellent, bright, blazing metal article'. Proclamation of metal artifacts, par excellence. Another key is 'claws of crab' hieroglyph: ḍaṭom, ḍiṭom to seize with the claws or pincers, as crabs, scorpions; rebus: dhatu 'mineral (ore)'.kanac 'corner' rebus: kañcu 'bronze'; loa 'ficus' rebus: loh 'copper, metal' PLUS karna 'ear'rebus: karna 'scribe'Aha, smelters of ores, forgers of inscribed metal alloy wares.. What a proclamation of ca. 2500 BCE !!!
Now, watcch the unfolding of the Dholavira signboard from 26:52 to 31:25 of the historic moments, the discovery of a writing system...