From: S. Kalyanaraman
Message: 31262
Date: 2004-02-28
See http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/meluhhadilmunmagan1.pdf Sea-faring merchants of vis'vakarma artisan guilds: Meluhha, Dilmun, Magan as regions involved in minerals, metals
All occurrences of glyphs by themselves or in ligature or combinations, can be consistently decoded in the context of life-activities of vis'vakarma artisan guilds of the civilization. In summary, the rebus of some Sarasvati hieroglyphs are:
tamba `copper' (Gujarati); tamra id. (Sanskrit); damra `heifer' (Gujarati)
kod `horn' (Kuwi); kod `artisan's workshop' (Gujarati)
sangada `lathe, gimlet' (Gujarati); sangada `jointed animals' (Marathi); sangada `furnace' (Gujarati)
khan:ghar, ghan:ghar, ghan:ghar gon:ghor �full of holes� (Santali); rebus: kan:gar �portable furnace� (K.)
homa `bison' (Pengo) hom `gold' (Kannada); soma `electrum' (Vedic)
ranga `bufallo' (Santali); ranga `tin' (Santali)
mlekh �antelope�(Br.); milakku �copper� (Pali)
ibha = elephant (Sanskrit); ib = two (Kannada); rebus: ib = iron (Santali)
tebr.a, tebor. = thrice (Santali); rebus: ta(m)bra = copper (Pkt.); tibira = copper merchant (Akkadian)
kang `rhinoceros' (Gujarati); kangar `portable-furnace' (Kashmiri)
naga `serpent' (Sanskrit); naga `lead' (Sanskrit)
adar dangra `brahmani bull' (Santali); aduru `unsmelted metal'
(Kannada) thakkura `blacksmith' (Bihari)
kudur dokke `lizard' (Konda); kuduru `portable gold furnace' (Telugu)
satthiya `svastika glyph' (Punjabi); satta, sattva zinc' (Kannada); jasta id. (Hindi)
era_ �claws�; era �copper�
kanda kanka `rim of a short-necked jar' (Santali); kand `furnace, altar' (Santali); kan `copper' (Tamil); kanaka `gold' (Sanskrit)
bata `rimless pot' (Kannada); bata `kiln, furnace' (Gujarati)
kuti `tree' (Telugu); kuti `water carrier' (Telugu); kuti `kiln, furnace' (Santali)
The monograph to decode the 'unicorn' and other animal glyphs is presented in three parts:
Heifer occurs together with other animals and also in front of standard with dotted circles. Hence, the decoding of a heifer hieroglyph has to be consistent with such grouped depictions, either as ligatures creating 'composite animals' or as animals shown in procession clusters. See also http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/homonym1.doc decoding the two heads of 'one-horned heifer' and nine ficus leaves.
Kalyanaraman