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'Unicorn' deciphered--messenger maritime treasure

Joined parts of the composite animal. karṇa 'ear' karaṇa 'rim of jar' rebus: karaṇa 'messenger, despatch'; kaṇṭāḷa 'double-bag' Rebus: kãṭhāḷ 'maritime' कण्ठाल 'boat'; melkhā throat, neck (Kur.) ମେଳକ-ಮೇಲಕ mēlaka 'congregation, company, union (guild)' Thus, Me-luḫ-ḫa KI , ಮೇಲಕ mēlaka 'copper guild'. 'Unicorn' face profile is read rebus as melh 'antelope' rebus: Me-luḫ-ḫa; tsarkh 'potter's wheel' rebus: arka 'copper, gold' thus, ಮೇಲಕ mēlaka 'copper-gold guild company'; खोंड khōṇḍa 'young bull' rebus: कोंड kōṇḍa 'circular hamlet, मौजा or guild'; कोंदण kōndaṇa 'Setting or infixing of gems'; Or. kundāru 'turner' (CDIAL 3297); singhin 'forward-thrusting, spiny-horned' rebus: singi 'ornament gold' + M. sãgaḍ f. ʻ a body formed of two or more fruits or animals or men &c. linked together rebus: જં ગડિયો jangaḍiyo 'military guard who accompanies treasure into the treasury' ചങ്ങാതം caṅṅātam cǎṇṇāδam (Tdbh.; സംഘാതം) Convoy, guard; responsible Nāyar guide through foreign territories. Thus, treasure-guard (with) maritime (cargo of) ornament gold gem-setting copper company guild

‘Unicorn’ deciphered-- messenger maritime treasure Joined parts of the composite animal. karṇa ‘ear’ karaṇa ‘rim of jar’ rebus: karaṇa ‘messenger, despatch’; kaṇṭāḷa ‘double-bag’ Rebus: kãṭhāḷ 'maritime' कण्ठाल 'boat’; melkhā throat, neck (Kur.) ମେଳକ— ಮೇಲಕ mēlaka ‘congregation, company, union (guild)’ Thus, Me-luḫ-ḫaKI, ಮೇಲಕ mēlaka ‘copper guild’. ‘Unicorn’ face profile is read rebus as melh ‘antelope’ rebus: Me-luḫ-ḫa; tsarkh ‘potter’s wheel’ rebus: arka ‘copper, gold’ thus, ಮೇಲಕ mēlaka ‘copper-gold guild company’; खोंड khōṇḍa ‘young bull’ rebus: कोंड kōṇḍa ‘circular hamlet, मौजा or guild’; कोंदण kōndaṇa ‘Setting or infixing of gems’; Or. kundāru ‘turner’ (CDIAL 3297); singhin ‘forward-thrusting, spiny-horned’ rebus: singi ‘ornament gold’ + M. sãgaḍ f. ʻ a body formed of two or more fruits or animals or men &c. linked together rebus: જં ગડિયો jangaḍiyo 'military guard who accompanies treasure into the treasury’ ചങ്ങാതം caṅṅātam čaṇṇāδam (Tdbh.; സംഘാതം) Convoy, guard; responsible Nāyar guide through foreign territories. Thus, treasure-guard (with) maritime (cargo of) ornament gold gem-setting copper company guild 10-07-2024 https://dcpune.academia.edu/SrinivasanKalyanaraman/Pa pers kalyan97@gmail.com 1 Standard device with dots in circle deciphered -- sãghāṛɔ ‘lathe’ rebus: sãgaḍ ‘double-canoe’ + kamaṭamu ’portable goldsmith furnace’ rebus: kammaṭa ‘mint, coiner, coinage’ of gold-copper company Joined parts of device. G. sãghāṛɔ m. ʻ lathe ʼ; M. sãgaḍ f. ʻ a body formed of two or more fruits or animals or men &c. linked together, part of a turner's apparatus ʼ, m.f. ʻ float made of two canoes joined together ʼ (LM 417 compares saggarai at Limurike in the Periplus, Tam. śaṅgaḍam, Tu. jaṅgala ʻ double -- canoe ʼ) Bottom part of device కమటము kamaṭamu [Tel.] n. A portable furnace for melting the precious metals. అగసాలెవాని క ుంపటి."చ.. కమటము కటలె సుంచియొరగలె ను గత్తె ర సుత్తె చీరణముల్ ధమనియుసాావణుంబు మొలత్రాసును బటలెడ నీరుకారు సా నము పటుకారు మూస బల నరణె పరీక్షల మచుులాదిగా నమరగభద్ాకారక సమాహ్వయు డొ కకరుడుుండు నపపురిన్" హ్ుంస. ii. ' rebus: kammaṭa 'mint,coiner, coinage'. 10-07-2024 https://dcpune.academia.edu/SrinivasanKalyanaraman/Pa pers kalyan97@gmail.com 2 Meḷāka, ମେଳକ--ಮೇಲಕ mēlaka ’assembly, company’ Hieroglyph: Kur. melkhā throat, neck. Malt. melqe throat (DEDR 5080). Rebus: mēla m. ʻ meeting ʼ Kathās., ˚aka -- m. Pañcat. 2. *mēḍa -- . [√mil]1. Pa. mēlā -- f. ʻ meeting ʼ, Pk. mēla -- , ˚aa -- m., K. myūlu m.; L. mēlā m. ʻ assembly ʼ, awāṇ. mēl ʻ union ʼ; P. mel m. ʻ friendship ʼ, melā, mellā m. ʻ crowd, fair ʼ, melī m. ʻ wedding guest ʼ; Ku. mel m. ʻ meeting ʼ, melo m. ʻ task ʼ, pl. myālā ʻ fair ʼ; N. mel ʻ agreement ʼ, melo ʻ allotted task ʼ; A. B. mel ʻ meeting, fair ʼ; Or. meḷa ʻ meeting ʼ, meḷā ʻ assembly ʼ; H. melā m. ʻ fair ʼ; Marw. meḷo m. ʻ embrace ʼ; G. M. meḷ m. ʻ agreement ʼ; G. meḷɔ m. ʻ assembly, fair ʼ, M. meḷā m.2. S. meṛu m. ʻ crowd ʼ, meṛo m. ʻ assembly, fair, agreement ʼ, meṛī f. ʻ deputation ʼ; Si. meḷa, mela ʻ meeting, collection ʼ. WPah.kṭg. (kc.) meḷɔ m. ʻ market, fair ʼ; Garh. meḷāk ʻ collection ʼ, meḷu ʻ congregation, fair ʼ.(CDIAL 10331)--contd. कण्ठालः kaṇṭhālaḥ 'churning vessel’; double-sack rebus 'maritime, boat' (bottom register of standard) m712 text kanac, kana ‘corner’ rebus: kancu ‘bell-metal’ + sal ‘splinter’ rebus: sal ‘workshop; thus, bell-metal workshop. kolmo ‘three’ rebus: kolimi ‘smithy, forge’ + kolom ‘rice-plant’ rebus: kolimi ‘smithy, forge’ (semantic determinant) https://dcpune.academia.edu/SrinivasanKalyanaraman/Pa 10-07-2024 pers kalyan97@gmail.com 3 K-26. loha patra ‘ficus, leaf’ rebus loha pattar ‘copper-goldsmith guild’, Maritime treasure-guard; k67. loha patra karṇika 'rim of jar’ rebus: karaṇī 'supercargo, scribe’, copper-tin worker, supercargo k26. Text 8071 Meaning, artha: Trade (and metalwork wealth production) of kōnda sangara 'metalwork engraver'... PLUS (wealth categories cited.). Maritime treasure-guard. loa 'ficus glomerata' Rebus: loha 'copper, iron'. PLUS koḍa 'one' rebus: koḍ 'workshop' k67. Text 8121 Ox-antelope with a long tail; sometimes with a trough in front. melh, mr̤eka 'goat or antelope' rebus: milakkhu, mleccha 'copper’; thus, Meluhha ‘copperworker’ ranku ‘antelope’ rebus: ranku ‘tin’ loa 'ficus glomerata' Rebus: loha 'copper, iron'. PLUS karNI ‘ears’ rebus: karaṇī 'supercargo, scribe’ kanka, karṇika 'rim of jar’ rebus: karaṇī 'supercargo, scribe'. https://dcpune.academia.edu/SrinivasanKalyanaraman/Pa 10-07-2024 pers kalyan97@gmail.com 4