This is an addendum to:
Rosetta Stone for Indus Script has been found. It is Shalamaneser III Black Obelisk of Nimrud 825 BCE
Evidence of other items of trade apart from metals and minerals have been found. They can be called ratnin 'gems, jewels'.
The hieroglyph to signify these wealth categories traded are three monkeys, shown on Shalamaneser III Black Obelisk and also as a sculpture in the round from Sarasvati Civilisation.
Instead of the standard device, a monkey is shown on a Mohenjo-daro seal in front of young horned bull. The monkey may signify कुठारु kuṭhāru 'a monkey' Rebus: कुठारु kuṭhāru 'an armourer' (Monier-Williams) Field symbol: kõda ‘young bull-calf’. Rebus: kũdār ‘turner’. sangaḍa ‘lathe, furnace’. Rebus: samgara ‘living in the same house, guild’. sãgaḍa (double-canoe, catamaran) Hence, smith guild. Singhin ‘spiny-horned’ rebus: singi ‘ornament gold’ kunda ‘lathe’ rebus: kunda ‘fine gold’. hree types of monkeys Indus Script hieroglyphs as gifts to Shalamaneser III; Gift of 'unicorn' as writing was given to Chinese emperor Fu Xi
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Hieroglyph: रत्नी ratnī f (रत्न) In monkey-sports. A term given to the female monkey habited as a woman. Rebus: रत्न n. ( √1. रा) a gift , present , goods , wealth , riches RV. AV. S3Br.; a jewel , gem , treasure ,mfn. possessing or receiving gifts RV. (Monier-Williams)
Three monkeys in a clasp. Mohenjo-daro faience sculpture in the round.Triple monkey figurine amulet with hole in center. This miniature carved faience bead or pin ornament shows three monkeys in tight embrace with amused expressions on their faces. Possibly placed on a stick or cord. Possibly molded and carved.
Material: yellow-brown glazed faience
Dimensions: 1.6 cm height, 1.4 cm dia.
Mohenjo-daro, HR 1053
National Museum, Karachi, NMP 50.870
Marshall 1931: pl. CLVIII, 5
Dimensions: 1.6 cm height, 1.4 cm dia.
Mohenjo-daro, HR 1053
National Museum, Karachi, NMP 50.870
Marshall 1931: pl. CLVIII, 5