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2169 m1141 Field symbol: karibha, ibha 'elephant' rebus: karba ib 'iron'.  Sign 326 baTa 'rimless pot' rebus: baTa 'iron' bhaTa 'furnace' thus, iron furnace; kāmṭhiyɔ kāmaṭhiyo a bowman; an archer (Skt.) (CDIAL 2760) rebus: kammaṭa 'mint, coiner';  dhvajapaṭa m. ʻ flag ʼ Kāv. [dhvajá -- , paṭa -- ]Pk. dhayavaḍa -- m. ʻ flag ʼ, OG. dhayavaḍa m.(CDIAL 6899) rebus: धवड dhavaḍa (Or धावड) 'smelter'; kuṭi 'curve; rebus: कुटिल kuṭila, katthīl (8 parts copper, 2 parts tin); koDa 'one' rebus: koD 'workshop' PLUS dhakka 'lid' rebus: dhagga 'blazing,bright' Thus, blazing bronze metal; kaNDA 'arrow' rebus: kaNDA 'equipment' PLUS kole.l 'temple' rebus:kole.l 'smithy, forge'
4229 h92 Seal Field symbol: karibha, ibha 'elephant' rebus: karba ib 'iron'.
4229 h92 Text Signs 89, 99, 173, 60, 398, 48, 15

Sign 69 kolom 'three' rebus:kolimi 'smithy, forge'
Sign 99 sal 'splinter' rebus: sal 'workshop'
Sign 171 maĩd ʻrude harrow or clod breakerʼ (Marathi) rebus: mẽṛhẽt,med 'iron' (Mu.Ho.) med 'copper' (Slavic) Duplicated:dula 'pair' rebus:dul 'metalcasting'. Thus, cast iron......
Sign 60:Circumscript gaNDa 'four' rebus: kaNDa 'equipment' PLUS aya 'fish' rebus: ayas 'alloy metal'; thus, alloy metal equipment.
Sign 398 *pōttī ʻ glass bead ʼ.Pk. pottī -- f. ʻ glass ʼ; S. pūti f. ʻ glass bead ʼ, P. pot f.; N. pote ʻ long straight bar of jewelry ʼ; B. pot ʻ glass bead ʼ, putipũti ʻ small bead ʼ; Or. puti ʻ necklace of small glass beads ʼ; H. pot m. ʻ glass bead ʼ, G. M. pot f.; -- Bi. pot ʻ jeweller's polishing stone ʼ(CDIAL 8403) Rebus:potR 'purifier' PLUS LID hieroglyph: *ḍhakk ʻ cover ʼ. 2. *ḍhaṅk -- . [Cf. ḍhakkana -- n. ʻ shutting ʼ Śīl.]1. Pk. ḍhakkaï ʻ shuts ʼ; S. ḍhakaṇu ʻ to cover ʼ; L. ḍhakkaṇ ʻ to imprison ʼ; P. ḍhakkṇā ʻ to cover ʼ, Ku. ḍhakṇo, N. ḍhāknu, A. ḍhākiba, B. ḍhākā, Bhoj. ḍhākal, OMarw. ḍhakaï; -- Pk. ḍhakkiṇī -- f. ʻ lid ʼ, S. ḍhakkaṇī f., P. ḍhakṇā m., ˚ṇī f., WPah. bhad. ḍhakkaṇ n., Ku. ḍhākaṇ, N. ḍhakni, A. ḍhākni, B. ḍhākanḍhāknā˚ni; Bi. ḍhaknā ʻ cover of grain -- pot ʼ, Mth. ḍhākni; Bhoj. ḍhaknī ʻ lid ʼ. -- Poss. K. ḍākürü f. ʻ wide shallow basket ʼ; N. ḍhāki ʻ basket ʼ, ḍhākar ʻ a kind of large basket ʼ; Bi. mag. ḍhākā ʻ large open basket ʼ; -- P. ḍhakkā m. ʻ pass between two hills ʼ.
2. Pk. ḍhaṁkissaï ʻ will cover ʼ; Kho. (Lor.) ḍaṅgeik ʻ to cover, shut, bury ʼ; Phal. ḍhaṅg -- ʻ to bury ʼ; Or. ḍhaṅkibā ʻ to cover ʼ, H. ḍhã̄knā, Marw. ḍhã̄kṇo, G. ḍhã̄kvũ, M. ḍhã̄kṇẽ; -- Pk. ḍhaṁkaṇa -- n., ˚ṇī -- f. ʻ cover, lid ʼ, Or. ḍhāṅkuṇi, H. ḍhãknī f., G. ḍhã̄kṇũ n., ˚ṇī f., M. ḍhã̄kaṇ n., ḍhã̄kṇī f.
Addenda: *ḍhakk -- 1: S.kcch. ḍhakṇū ʻ to cover, shut (a door) ʼ, WPah.kṭg. (kc.) ḍhàkṇõ, Garh. ḍhakṇu; A. ḍhākiba (phonet. dh -- ) ʻ to cover ʼ, G. ḍhākvũ, M. ḍhākṇẽ. (CDIAL 5574) Rebus: Blazing,bright: *dhagg ʻ throb, glitter ʼ. [Cf. dhagiti ʻ at once ʼ Kād., dhagad -- dhagiti ʻ crack! ʼ HPariś., and *ḍag -- 1Pk. dhagadhagaï ʻ flares ʼ, dhagadhaggamāṇa -- , dhaggīkaya -- ʻ blazing ʼ; H. dhagdhagānā ʻ to throb, glitter ʼ; G. dhagdhagvũ ʻ to burn fiercely ʼ; M. dhagdhagṇẽ ʻ id., to beat (of heart) ʼ; -- S. dhakdhaki f. ʻ palpitation ʼ; N. dhakāunu ʻ to pant ʼ; B. dhak ʻ sudden blaze ʼ, dhakdhakāna ʻ to throb, glitter ʼ; Or. dhaka ʻ blaze ʼ, dhakadhaka ʻ throbbing, blazing ʼ; H. dhakdhakānādhadhaknā ʻ to blaze ʼ, G. dhakdhakvũ; M. dhakdhakṇẽ ʻ to palpitate ʼ.*dhaṅga -- ʻ defective ʼ see *ḍagga -- 2.Addenda: *dhagg -- : Ko. dhaggu ʻ heat ʼ, dhagdhagu ʻ blazing heat ʼ.(CDIAL 6704)

Sign48 baraḍo 'spine, backbone' rebus: baran, bharat 'mixed alloys' (5 copper, 4 zinc and 1 tin) (Punjabi)

kanda kanka 'equipment Supercargo'  PLUS Sign 12 kuṭi 'water-carrier' rebus: kuṭhi 'smelter'

1113 m169 Seal Field symbol: कोंद kōnda 'young bull' rebus: कोंद kōnda 'engraver, turner, smelter.' कोंद kōnda 'kiln, furnace' singhin 'spiny-horned' rebus: singi 'ornament gold' PLUS sangaa 'lathe, portable brazier' PLUS  [ kammaamu ] Same as కమటము 'portable furnace' rebus: sangarh 'fortification', sangar 'trade', kamma'mint, coiner, coinage'. 
1113 m169 Text Signs 94, 123, 124, 112, 197, 342
Sign 94: Two slanted strokes PUS ONE: koDa 'one' rebus: koD 'workshop' dula 'pair' rebus: dul 'metalcasting' PLUS dhAla 'slanted' rebus: dhALaka 'large ingot'; thus, ingot workshop in kolom 'three' rebus; kolimi 'smithy, forge'

Sign 123: Slice hieroglyph: kuṭi = a. slice, a bit, a small piece' (Santali) rebus: kuṭhi 'smelter'
Sign 124: slant + notch:dhAla 'slanted' rebus: dhALaka 'large ingot' PLUS Sign 97 खांडा [ khāṇḍā ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). (Marathi) rebus: khāṇḍā 'equipment'. Thus, Sign 124 signifies ingots and equipment.
Sign 112 4+3 hieroglyph: gaNDA 'four' rebus: kaNDa 'equipment' PLUS kolom 'three' rebus: kolimi'smithy, forge'. Thus, equipment smithy.

Sign 197  maṇḍa6 ʻ some sort of framework (?) ʼ. [In nau -- maṇḍḗ n. du. ʻ the two sets of poles rising from the thwarts or the two bamboo covers of a boat (?) ʼ ŚBr. (as illustrated in BPL p. 42); and in BHSk. and Pa. bōdhi -- maṇḍa -- n. perh. ʻ thatched cover ʼ rather than ʻ raised platform ʼ (BHS ii 402). If so, it may belong to maṇḍapá -- and maṭha -- ]Ku. mã̄ṛā m. pl. ʻ shed, resthouse ʼ (if not < *mã̄ṛhā < *maṇḍhaka -- s.v. maṇḍapá -- ).(CDIAL 9737) maṇḍapa m.n. ʻ open temporary shed, pavilion ʼ Hariv., ˚pikā -- f. ʻ small pavilion, customs house ʼ Kād. 2. maṇṭapa -- m.n. lex. 3. *maṇḍhaka -- . [Variation of ṇḍ with ṇṭ supports supposition of non -- Aryan origin in Wackernagel AiGr ii 2, 212: see EWA ii 557. -- Prob. of same origin as maṭha -- 1 and maṇḍa -- 6 with which NIA. words largely collide in meaning and form]
1. Pa. maṇḍapa -- m. ʻ temporary shed for festive occasions ʼ; Pk. maṁḍava -- m. ʻ temporary erection, booth covered with creepers ʼ, ˚viā -- f. ʻ small do. ʼ; Phal. maṇḍau m. ʻ wooden gallery outside a house ʼ; K. manḍav m. ʻ a kind of house found in forest villages ʼ; S. manahũ m. ʻ shed, thatched roof ʼ; Ku. mãṛyāmanyā ʻ resthouse ʼ; N. kāṭhmã̄ṛau ʻ the city of Kathmandu ʼ (kāṭh -- < kāṣṭhá -- ); Or. maṇḍuā̆ ʻ raised and shaded pavilion ʼ, paṭā -- maṇḍoi ʻ pavilion laid over with planks below roof ʼ, muṇḍoi˚ḍei ʻ raised unroofed platform ʼ; Bi. mã̄ṛo ʻ roof of betel plantation ʼ, mãṛuāmaṛ˚malwā ʻ lean -- to thatch against a wall ʼ, maṛaī ʻ watcher's shed on ground without platform ʼ; Mth. māṛab ʻ roof of betel plantation ʼ, maṛwā ʻ open erection in courtyard for festive occasions ʼ; OAw. māṁḍava m. ʻ wedding canopy ʼ; H. mãṛwā m., ˚wī f., maṇḍwā m., ˚wī f. ʻ arbour, temporary erection, pavilion ʼ, OMarw. maṁḍavomāḍhivo m.; G. mã̄ḍav m. ʻ thatched open shed ʼ, mã̄ḍvɔ m. ʻ booth ʼ, mã̄ḍvī f. ʻ slightly raised platform before door of a house, customs house ʼ, mã̄ḍaviyɔ m. ʻ member of bride's party ʼ; M. mã̄ḍav m. ʻ pavilion for festivals ʼ, mã̄ḍvī f. ʻ small canopy over an idol ʼ; Si. maḍu -- va ʻ hut ʼ, maḍa ʻ open hall ʼ SigGr ii 452.
2. Ko. māṁṭav ʻ open pavilion ʼ.3. H. mã̄ḍhāmāṛhāmãḍhā m. ʻ temporary shed, arbour ʼ (cf. OMarw. māḍhivo in 1); -- Ku. mã̄ṛā m.pl. ʻ shed, resthouse ʼ (or < maṇḍa -- 6?]
*chāyāmaṇḍapa -- .Addenda: maṇḍapa -- : S.kcch. māṇḍhvo m. ʻ booth, canopy ʼ.(CDIAL 9740) Rebus: maṇḍā 'warehouse, workshop' (Konkani) 

kanda kanka 'equipment Supercargo' 

1385 Pict49 Seal Pict-49 Uncertain animal with dotted circles on its body.  
Slanted stroke shown in front of the animal: Sign 124: slant + notch:dhAla 'slanted' rebus: dhALaka 'large ingot' 

The ligature of tooth, tusk to the nose of the kid is a semantic determinative: dAnta 'tusk' rebus:dhatu 'mineral ore' (used in the process of smelting as described in the hieroglyphs of dotted circles which signify धवड dhavaḍa (Or धावड) 'smelter'.

kid PLUS dotted circles:maraka 'kid' (Telugu: rebus:marakaka loha ' Ta. maṟi young of sheep, horse, deer, etc., female of sheep, horse, deer, etc., sheep, deer. Ma. maṟi offspring, the young of animals, a young deer. Ko. mayr young of animals except cattle. To. maṟy young of animals (except buffaloes) and birds. Ka. maṟi the young of any animal (excepting kine and buffaloes), a young child, a shoot, sapling. Tu. mari a young animal. Te. maṟaka a kid; -marālu, in: manu-marālu granddaughter (cf. 4715). Go. (Tr. W. Ph.) marrī (pl. mark), (A.) mari, (Mu.) marri/marr (pl. mark), (Ma.) mar̥i son (Voc. 2713); (Koya Su.) merka female young of goat (< Te. maṟaka). Konḍa maṟin (pl. -ku) son; maṟisi id. (referring to 3rd person); (Sova dial.) mēmar koṛo boychild; (BB) mē-mari husband, man (for mē-, see 4791). Pe. mazi son; meyhi id. (referring to 3rd person). Manḍ. tāmji his son. Kui mrīenju (pl. mrīka) son; mrao, mrau daughter; (K.) mrienji son; mṛāga (pl. -ska) daughter. Kuwi (F.) miresi (pl. mirka) son; (S.) mrīesi son, nephew; anḍa mrīesi servant; (Su.) mir'esi (pl. mirka) son; māŋga (pl. māska) daughter. Br. mār son, boy, lad; masiṛ daughter. (DEDR 4264) Rebus: rebus marakaka'copper alloy, calcining metal' .PLUS Dotted circle: dAya 'throw of one in dice' rebus:dhAi 'mineral ore' PLUS vaTTa 'circle';together, rebus धवड dhavaḍa m (Or धावड) A class or an individual of it. They are smelters of iron.धावडी   dhāvaḍī a Relating to the class धावड. Hence 2 Composed of or relating to iron
1385 Pict49 Text Signs 86, 98, 347, 342
koda 'one' rebus:koD 'workshop' (See decipherment of slanted slope: Sign 124: slant + notch:dhAla 'slanted' rebus: dhALaka 'large ingot' )
Sign 97 खांडा [ khāṇḍā ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). (Marathi) rebus: khāṇḍā 'equipment'. 
Sign 147 Duplicated Sign 162 dula 'pair' rebus: dul 'metalcasting' PLUS  kolmo 'rice plant' rebus: kolimi 'smithy, forge'

Sign 342 kanda kanka 'equipment Supercargo' 

2929 Incised on pottery Liine 1 Signs 87, 343, 97, 169 
Sign97 dula 'pair' rebus dul 'metalcasting

Sign 343 is Sign 342 PLUS notch: kanda kanka 'equipment Supercargo' PLUS खांडा [ khāṇḍā ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). (Marathi) rebus: khāṇḍā 'equipment'. Thus, the infix notch is a reinforcement of Sign 342 which signifies equiment (warehouse) Supercargo. 

Sign 97 खांडा [ khāṇḍā ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). (Marathi) rebus: khāṇḍā 'equipment'. 

Sign 169 pajhaṛ = to sprout from a root (Santali); Rebus:pasra 'smithy, forge' (Santali).
Line 2 Sign 95, 162  kolmo 'rice plant' rebus: kolimi 'smithy, forge' gaNDa 'four' rebus: kanda 'fire-altar' kanda 'equipent'
Line 3  Variant khambhaṛā 'fish-fin' rebus: Ta. kampaṭṭam coinage, coiner, mint' LUS aya 'fish' rebus: ayas 'alloy metal'. Thus,alloy metal mint.

8033 Kalibangan 54 Seal
8033 Kalibangan 54 Text Signs 171, 99, 278 
Sign 171  maĩd ʻrude harrow or clod breakerʼ (Marathi) rebus: mẽṛhẽt,med 'iron' (Mu.Ho.) med 'copper' (Slavic)
sal 'splinter' rebus: sal 'workshop
Sign 278 Circumscript:gaNDA 'four' rebus:kanda 'fire-altar'kaNDA 'equipment' PLUS kanac 'corner' rebus: kancu 'bronze, bell-metal' Note: Rhombus or bun ingot oval shape signifies muh 'ingot' mūhā mẽṛhẽt = iron smelted by the Kolhes and formeḍinto an equilateral lump a little pointed at each end;  mẽṛhẽt, meḍ ‘iron’ (Mu.Ho.) Santali gloss.

h892AB, 4451Text Side A: baTa 'rimless pot' rebus: baTa 'iron' bhaTa 'furnace' PLUS gaNDa 'four' rebus: kaNDA 'equipment'.Thus, equipment furnace.
SideB:
Sign48 baraḍo 'spine, backbone' rebus: baran, bharat 'mixed alloys' (5 copper, 4 zinc and 1 tin) (Punjabi) PLUS manDA 'framework' rebus: maNDA 'warehouse' PLUS kanda kanka 'equipment supercargo' PLUS currycomb hieroglyph: Sign 176Hieroglyph: currycomb: खरारा   kharārā m ( H) A currycomb. 2 Currying a horse. ख0 खाजवीत नगारा वाजवीत-येतो-फिरतो &c. Used of a low vagabond or idler.(Marathi)

Rebus: wealth-accounting ledgers -- kharada खरडें 'daybooks' Hieroglyph: Currycomb, scraper: khareḍo 'a currycomb' (Gujarati); खरड्या   kharaḍyā a (खरडणें) That writes or shaves rudely and roughly; a mere quill-driver; a very scraper. khareḍo = a currycomb (Gujarati) खरारा [ kharārā ] m ( H) A currycomb. 2 Currying a horse. (Marathi) Rebus: 1. करडा [karaḍā] Hard from alloy--iron, silver &c. (Marathi) 2. kharādī ‘ turner’ (Gujarati) Rebus: करडा [karaḍā] Hard from alloy--iron, silver &c. (Marathi). 

h469 4138 Field symbol: कोंद kōnda 'young bull' rebus: कोंद kōnda 'engraver, turner, smelter.' कोंद kōnda 'kiln, furnace' singhin 'spiny-horned' rebus: singi 'ornament gold' PLUS sangaa 'lathe, portable brazier' PLUS  [ kammaamu ] Same as కమటము 'portable furnace' rebus: sangarh 'fortification', sangar 'trade', kamma'mint, coiner, coinage'. 
sal 'splinter' rebus: sal 'workshop' PLUS notch:Sign 97 खांडा [ khāṇḍā ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). (Marathi) rebus: khāṇḍā 'equipment'. . Thus, equipment workshop.

karã̄ n. pl. wristlets, bangles Rebus: khAr 'blacksmith, iron worker'.
Sign 147 Duplicated Sign 162 dula 'pair' rebus: dul 'metalcasting' PLUS  kolmo 'rice plant' rebus: kolimi 'smithy, forge'

kanda kanka 'equipment supercargo'

m917 Seal 1224 (Not illustrated)
Framework:maNDA 'framework' rebus: manDA 'warehouse' PLUS text message:  
h179A, B 4307 Pict-83: Person wearing a diadem or tall W head-dress standing within an ornamented arch; there are two stars on either side, at the bottom of the arch.

Sign48 baraḍo 'spine, backbone' rebus: baran, bharat 'mixed alloys' (5 copper, 4 zinc and 1 tin) (Punjabi)

kāmṭhiyɔ kāmaṭhiyo a bowman; an archer (Skt.) (CDIAL 2760) rebus: kammaṭa 'mint, coiner' ...

Sign 342 kanda kanka 'Equipment supercargo'


5252, 4321, 5389 three sealings
5252 Sealing h199A, h200A, h201A









5252 Sealing h199B, h200B, h201B








5252 Sealing h199 Text aya 'fish' rebus: ayas 'alloy metal' PLUS khambhaṛā 'fish-fin' rebus: .ayo kammaTa 'alloymetal mint'
*ḍhakk ʻ cover ʼ. 2. *ḍhaṅk -Rebus: - dhadhaknā ʻ to blaze ʼ;thus, blazing, bright alloy metal
dula 'pair' rebus: dul 'metalcasting' PLUS kolmo 'rice plant' rebus: kolimi 'smithy, forge'; thus, metalcasting smithy
kanda kanka 'equipment Supercargo'
kanda kanka 'equipment Supercargo' PLUS kolom 'three' rebus: kolimi 'smithy, forge'. Thus, smithy supercargo.
baTa 'rimless bot' rebus: baTa 'iron', bhaTa 'furnace'
m3351 m550 A,B Copper plate Field symbol: kola 'tiger' rebus: kol 'working in iron' kolhe 'smelter' kole.l 'smithy, foge, temple in Kota village'.


1120 m124 Field symbol: Field symbol: कोंद kōnda 'young bull' rebus: कोंद kōnda 'engraver, turner, smelter.' कोंद kōnda 'kiln, furnace' singhin 'spiny-horned' rebus: singi 'ornament gold' PLUS sangaa 'lathe, portable brazier' PLUS  [ kammaamu ] Same as కమటము 'portable furnace' rebus: sangarh 'fortification', sangar 'trade', kamma'mint, coiner, coinage'. 

dula 'two' rebus: dul 'metal casting' PLUS aya 'fish' rebus: ayas 'alloy metal'. Thus,alloy metal metalcasting.


Sign 296 is a variant of   



Duplicated curves: dula 'two' rebus; dul'metal casting' PLUS kuṭila ‘bent’ CDIAL 3230 kuṭi— in cmpd. ‘curve’, kuṭika— ‘bent’ MBh. Rebus: kuṭila, katthīl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) cf. āra-kūṭa, 'brass'  Old English ār 'brass, copper, bronze' Old Norse eir 'brass, copper', German ehern 'brassy, bronzen'. kastīra n. ʻ tin ʼ lex. 2. *kastilla -- .1. H. kathīr m. ʻ tin, pewter ʼ; G. kathīr n. ʻ pewter ʼ.2. H. (Bhoj.?) kathīl°lā m. ʻ tin, pewter ʼ; M. kathīl n. ʻ tin ʼ, kathlẽ n. ʻ large tin vessel ʼ(CDIAL 2984) कौटिलिकः kauṭilikḥकौटिलिकः 1 A hunter.-2 A blacksmith  Thus hypertext of Sign 294 signifies bronze castings. [bronze castings]
PLUS Sign 342 kanda kanka 'equipment supercargo'

Harappa #5087 Fish + notch: aya 'fish' rebus; ayas 'alloy metal' PLUS Sign 97 खांडा [ khāṇḍā ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). (Marathi) rebus: khāṇḍā 'equipment'. 
Sign 327 loa 'ficus glomerata' rebus: loh 'copper, metal' PLUS karaNa 'ears' rebus: karaNa 'scribe'
Sign 128 crook:
मेंढा [ mēṇḍhā ] A crook or curved end (of a stick, horn &c.) Rebus 1: meḍ 'iron' (Ho.Mu.) Rebus 2: medho 'helper of a merchant'
Sign 342 kanda kanka 'equipment supercargo'.

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