Chanhu-daro inscriptions with a unique glyph of slanted stroke followed by two linear strokes

Chanhu-daro14a 6108 kuilik- smith's tongs.(DEDR 2052). Rebus:

kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin)(CDIAL 3230). Glyph: taai mechanism made of split bamboo for scaring away parrots from grain fields (Ta.); tae a thick bamboo or an areca-palm stem, split in two (Ka.) (DEDR 3042)Rebus: toxin, to.xn goldsmith (To.); ta gold- or silver-smith (Ta.); taaravu gold- or silver-smith (Te.); *haakra brass-worker (Skt.)(CDIAL 5493). ayo fish (Mu.); rebus: aya (alloyed) metal (G.) Fish + corner, aya koa, metal turned, i.e. forged). )) Pa. kuila bent, n. bend Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230) dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). Thus, cast bronze. kmsako, kmsiyo = a large sized comb (G.) Rebus: kasa= bronze (Te.) kas1 m. metal cup AV., m.n. bell -- metal . kasr maker of brass pots ; A. k hr worker in bell metal ; . k sri pewterer, brazier, coppersmith , Or. K sr; H. kasr m. maker of brass pots ; G.k sr, kas m. coppersmith ; M. k sr, ks m. worker in white metal , ksr m. contemptuous term for the same . (CDIAL 2989) Vikalpa: P. kagh m. large comb , rebus: k gar portable brazier (Kashmiri) G.k m. joint, bough, arrow Or. ka, k stalk, arrow (CDIAL 3023). Rebus:

kh tools, pots and pans, metal-ware

||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots.

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dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). ku f. fireplace (H.); krvi f. granary (WPah.); ku, kuo house, building(Ku.)(CDIAL 3232) gui temple (Telugu) [ kh ] f ( S) A granary, garner, storehouse,

warehouse, treasury, factory, bank. (Marathi) <kODu>(:),,<kaDu>(MP) {N} ``^bracelet, ^wristlet, ^bangle''. Cf. <gaDua>. *So.<kaddu:-n>, Kh.<karam>(D), ~<kaRam>(AB) `wrist [D], bracelet [ABD]', H.<kARa> `bangle' Rebus: kod., artisans workshop (Kuwi)

pasaramu, pasalamu an animal, a beast, a brute, quadruped (Telugu); rebus: pasra

smithy (Santali);

aar a splinter (Ma.) aaruka to burst, crack, sli off,fly open; aarcca splitting, a crack; aarttuka to split, tear off, open (an oyster) (Ma.); aaruni to crack (Tu.) (DEDR 66)
Rebus: aduru native, unsmelted metal (Kannada) aduru gan.iyinda tegadu karagade

iruva aduru, that is, ore taken from the mine and not subjected to melting in a furnace
(Kannada) Vikalpa: sal splinter; rebus: sal workshop (Santali) dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). Fig leaf loa; rebus: loh (copper) metal kamaha = ficus religiosa (Skt.); kamaa = portable furnace for melting precious metals (Te.); kampaam = mint (Ta.) kanka rim (of jar, ka) (Santali) kra m. ear, handle of a vessel RV., Glyph: ka kanka, ka karaka rim of jar (Santali. Sanskrit). Rebus: furnace account (scribe). khanaka m. one who digs , digger , excavator Rebus karaka scribe, accountant (Pa.)

||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots.

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||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots.

gae to place at a right angle to something else, cross, transverse; ga ga

across, at right angles, transversely (Santali) Rebus: kaa fire-altar (Santali) kna corner ( k.); Tu. ku angle, corner (Tu.); Rebus: kd to turn in a lathe ( .) kanka rim (of jar, ka) (Santali) kra m. ear, handle of a vessel RV., Glyph: ka kanka, ka karaka rim of jar (Santali. Sanskrit). Rebus: furnace account (scribe). khanaka m. one who digs , digger , excavator Rebus karaka scribe, accountant (Pa.) [ kh ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). Rebus: kh tools, pots and pans, metal-ware. Thus, the rim-of-jar glyph with the modifying element of notch reads: kh kanka account metalware (scribe). Ta. koiu pincers. Ma. koil tongs. Ko. ko hook of tongs. / Cf. Skt. (P. 4.4.18) kuiliksmith's tongs.(DEDR 2052). ulai-k-kuau smith's tongs (Ta.) Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230) dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). kna corner ( k.); Tu. ku angle, corner (Tu.); Rebus: kd to turn in a lathe ( .)

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Mth.agar road , H. agar f., agr m., G. agar f. (CDIAL 5523) Rebus: damgar merchant (Akkadian) ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots. kui water-carrier (woman) (Telugu); rebus: kuhi furnace, smelter (Santali) kui, kuhi, kua, kuha a tree (Kaus'.); kud.a tree (Pkt.); ku tree; kaek tree, oak (Pas;.) (CDIAL 3228). kuha, kua (Ka.), kudal (Go.) kudar. (Go.) kuha_ra, kuha, kuaka = a tree (Skt.lex.) Rebus: kuhi a furnace for smelting iron ore to smelt iron; kolheko

kut.hieda koles smelt iron (Santali) kuhi, kui (Or.; Sad. kohi) (1) the smelting furnace
of the blacksmith

Chanhu-daro. Seal impression. Fig. 35 of Plate LII. After Mackay, 1943. 6124, 6204 ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots. kna corner ( k.); Tu. ku angle, corner (Tu.); Rebus: kd to turn in a lathe ( .)

aar a splinter (Ma.) aaruka to burst, crack, sli off,fly open; aarcca splitting, a crack; aarttuka to split, tear off, open (an oyster) (Ma.); aaruni to crack (Tu.) (DEDR 66)
Rebus: aduru native, unsmelted metal (Kannada) aduru gan.iyinda tegadu karagade

iruva aduru, that is, ore taken from the mine and not subjected to melting in a furnace
(Kannada) Vikalpa: sal splinter; rebus: sal workshop (Santali) Thus, together the glyphs read: Lathe-turner workshop (working with native metal). ayo fish (Mu.); rebus: aya (alloyed) metal (G.) Fish + corner, aya koa, metal

turned, i.e. forged). ka = horn (RV 10.102.4; AV 8.8.16; AitBr. 6.24; S'Br. 3.8.1.15; JBr.1.49.9; 50.1 (JAOS, 19, 114). Rebus: kh community, guild (Mu.) ayo fish (Mu.); rebus: aya (alloyed) metal (G.) Pa. kuila bent, n. bend Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230) kanka rim (of jar, ka) (Santali) kra m. ear, handle of a vessel RV., Glyph: ka kanka, ka karaka rim of jar (Santali. Sanskrit). Rebus: furnace account (scribe). khanaka m. one who digs , digger , excavator Rebus karaka scribe, accountant 6133

Ka. guu, gui eyeball, egg; guasu anything round; gui a circle, halo. Tu. kuu
testicles of dogs, cats, etc. Te. g(r)uu eyeball, egg; guusu a circle, round; goa cylindrical stone; gui halo round the sun or moon. Kol. gu (pl. gul) testicle.

Nk. (Ch.) gu (pl. -l) egg; kanta gua eyeball; ?gaa stone, pestle made of
stone. Go. (Ko.) gui variety of small bead (Voc. 1114). Kona guu eyeball, egg, testicle (< Te.); guru, (Sova dial.) gurzupupil, eyeball. Kuwi (Su.) guu egg (< Te.). Cf. 1695 Ta. kuu. / Cf. Skt. guik-, gua- globe, ball, pill gu1 m. globe, ball MBh., guik -- f. kernel Var rS., gula -- m. glans penis , l -- f. pill lex., lik -- f. globule Kd. [Cf. gla -- 1, *ga -- ] Pa. gua -- cluster in ml -- g, guik -- f. little ball ; Pk. gui -- f. pellet , gulia -- m., i -- f. ball ; A. guri minute particle , gur, gul sinker on fishing net or line ; . gu globe, mouthful ; Or. gu, gu pill , goi pebble , gu round clod ; Mth. guri bead ; H. guriy f. glass bead , gul m. ball, bullet , gull m. small pellet ; Si. guiya pill, ball, lump . (CDIAL 4181) Rebus: Ko. guy temple Te. koika hamlet; gui temple; guise hut, cottage, hovel. Kol. (SR) gu temple. Pa. gui temple, village resthouse. Ga. (Oll.) gui temple. Go.(Ko.) gui, (Mu.) gui, (S. Ko.) gui temple; gu (Ph.) temple, (Tr.)

(DEDR 1655) See Turner, CDIAL, no. 3232, ku-, no. 3493, ka-, no. 3233, kuumba-, for most of the Skt. Forms. Glyph: taai mechanism made of split bamboo for scaring away parrots from grain fields (Ta.); tae a thick bamboo or an areca-palm stem, split in two (Ka.) (DEDR 3042)Rebus: toxin, to.xn goldsmith (To.); ta gold- or silver-smith (Ta.); taaravu gold- or silver-smith (Te.); *haakra brass-worker (Skt.)(CDIAL 5493).

koa one (Santali); ko workshop (G.) Vikalpa: go = one (Santali); goi = silver (G.) gaa four (Santali) [Four circumscribing short strokes] ranku liquid measure. Thus,
the composite glyph reads: ranku kh tin tools, pots and pans, metal-ware. ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots. <kODu>(:),,<kaDu>(MP) {N} ``^bracelet, ^wristlet, ^bangle''. Cf. <gaDua>. *So.<kaddu:-n>, Kh.<karam>(D), ~<kaRam>(AB) `wrist [D], bracelet [ABD]', H.<kARa> `bangle' Rebus: kod., artisans workshop (Kuwi)

gaa four (Santali) [Four circumscribing short strokes] Rebus: kh. Thus, with this
modifying element, the bangles glyph reads: kod workshop (for) kh tools, pots and pans, metal-ware.

6202 ayo fish (Mu.); rebus: aya (alloyed) metal (G.) Fish + corner, aya koa, metal turned, i.e. forged).

Fish + scales aya s (amu) metllic stalks of stone ore. s, cognate with ac iron (Tocharian) may be a determinative of iron as the metal. Hence, the ligatured glyph may connote iron or stony metal.

kanka rim (of jar, ka) (Santali) kra m. ear, handle of a vessel RV., Glyph: ka kanka, ka karaka rim of jar (Santali. Sanskrit). Rebus: furnace account (scribe). khanaka m. one who digs , digger , excavator Rebus karaka scribe, accountant kui water-carrier (woman) (Telugu); rebus: kuhi furnace, smelter (Santali) ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots.

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gaa four (Santali) [Four circumscribing short strokes] Rebus: kh tools, pots and
pans, metal-ware. Mth.agar road , H. agar f., agr m., G. agar f. (CDIAL 5523) Rebus: damgar merchant (Akkadian) kna corner ( k.); Tu. ku angle, corner (Tu.); Rebus: kd to turn in a lathe ( .)

aar a splinter (Ma.) aaruka to burst, crack, sli off,fly open; aarcca splitting, a crack; aarttuka to split, tear off, open (an oyster) (Ma.); aaruni to crack (Tu.) (DEDR 66)
Rebus: aduru native, unsmelted metal (Kannada) aduru gan.iyinda tegadu karagade

iruva aduru, that is, ore taken from the mine and not subjected to melting in a furnace
(Kannada) Vikalpa: sal splinter; rebus: sal workshop (Santali) Thus, together the glyphs read: Lathe-turner workshop (working with native metal). ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots.
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aar a splinter (Ma.) aaruka to burst, crack, sli off,fly open; aarcca splitting, a crack; aarttuka to split, tear off, open (an oyster) (Ma.); aaruni to crack (Tu.) (DEDR 66)
Rebus: aduru native, unsmelted metal (Kannada) aduru gan.iyinda tegadu karagade

iruva aduru, that is, ore taken from the mine and not subjected to melting in a furnace
(Kannada) Vikalpa: sal splinter; rebus: sal workshop (Santali) [ kh ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). Rebus: kh tools, pots and pans, metal-ware. Thus the composite glyph reads: aduru kh native metal tools, pots and pans. <kODu>(:),,<kaDu>(MP) {N} ``^bracelet, ^wristlet, ^bangle''. Cf. <gaDua>. *So.<kaddu:-n>, Kh.<karam>(D), ~<kaRam>(AB) `wrist [D], bracelet [ABD]', H.<kARa> `bangle' Rebus: kod., artisans workshop (Kuwi)

kolom sprout; kolom = cutting, graft; to graft, engraft, prune; kolma hoo = a variety of
the paddy plant (Desi)(Santali.) kolmo rice plant (Mu.) Rebus: kolami furnace,smithy (Te.) 6218 )) Pa. kuila bent, n. bend Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230) dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). Thus, cast bronze. kolom sprout; kolom = cutting, graft; to graft, engraft, prune; kolma hoo = a variety of the paddy plant (Desi)(Santali.) kolmo rice plant (Mu.) Rebus: kolami furnace,smithy (Te.) Together, the glyph reads: Bronze furnace, smithy. [ kh ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). Rebus: kh tools, pots and pans, metal-ware. dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). )) Pa. kuila bent, n. bend Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230) The pair of glyphs read: Bronze tools, pots and pans

kanka rim (of jar, ka) (Santali) kra m. ear, handle of a vessel RV., Glyph: ka kanka, ka karaka rim of jar (Santali. Sanskrit). Rebus: furnace account (scribe). khanaka m. one who digs , digger , excavator Rebus karaka scribe, accountant ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots.

6233 Garial

kar crocodile Rebus: kru artisan, khr blacksmith (Kashmiri)

ayo fish (Mu.); rebus: aya (alloyed) metal (G.) )) Pa. kuila bent, n. bend Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230) dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). Thus, cast bronze. kolom sprout; kolom = cutting, graft; to graft, engraft, prune; kolma hoo = a variety of the paddy plant (Desi)(Santali.) kolmo rice plant (Mu.) Rebus: kolami furnace,smithy (Te.) Together, the glyph reads: Bronze furnace, smithy. dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal) (Santali) ayo fish (Mu.); rebus: aya (alloyed) metal (G.) bhaa warrior Rebus: bhaa furnace. [ kh ] m A jag, notch, or indentation (as upon the edge of a tool or weapon). Rebus: kh tools, pots and pans, metal-ware. dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). )) Pa. kuila bent, n. bend Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230) The pair of glyphs read: Bronze tools, pots and pans

kolom sprout; kolom = cutting, graft; to graft, engraft, prune; kolma hoo = a variety of
the paddy plant (Desi)(Santali.) kolmo rice plant (Mu.) Rebus: kolami furnace,smithy (Te.) ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots. Seal Bull ID 73

abu an iron spoon (Santali) Rebus: ab, himba, hompo lump (ingot?), clot, make a
lump or clot, coagulate, fuse, melt together (Santali) bahu m. large pot in which grain is parched (S.) Rebus: baa = a kind of iron (G.) bhaa furnace (G.) bhaa = kiln (Santali). dula pair (Kashmiri) Rebus: dul cast (metal). )) Pa. kuila bent, n. bend Rebus: kuila, katthl = bronze (8 parts copper and 2 parts tin) [cf. ra-ka, brass (Skt.) (CDIAL 3230). Thus, the pair of oval glyphs read: dul kuila bronze cast metal. kanka rim (of jar, ka) (Santali) kra m. ear, handle of a vessel RV., Glyph: ka kanka, ka karaka rim of jar (Santali. Sanskrit). Rebus: furnace account (scribe). khanaka m. one who digs , digger , excavator Rebus karaka scribe, accountant ||/ hlako dul , 'large cast metal ingot'' + ko artisans workshop. That is, a workshop (making) large cast metal ingots.

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