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Bracelet cinup, sinup (Ga.) hin.ipa, sinel, heni (Kui)

sinpa = to shave (Kond.a)

razor
Antelope sele (IL)
Twine of antlers cil (Ko.)
Hole cilli (IL 3936)
Stick cile, s'ile = a fishing rod (Tu.); sela = twig (Te.); cel. = long, round stick of fairly large size (Ko.); sel.e = twig, small branch, stik, rod, also one for training or punishing children (Ka.); cel.l.u, sel.l.u = a long flexible twig or rod (Ka.)
sign161.jpg (935 bytes)Sign 161 Fork cil.l.e = bifurcation, a fork (as that formed by two branches)(Ka.); cil.l.u (Te.)
Branch of a tree cilla (Ma.), cella, jella (Pa.)
Spider cilanni (Ma.), s'alaka (Skt.)
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Two scorpions flanking a frog and T; two antelopes
Urseal~7.jpg (3473 bytes)Seal; UPenn; a scorpion and an elipse [an eye (?)]
Scorpion ce_l.u, te_l.u,te_lu (Tu.); ce_lgon.d.i = sting of a corpion (Tu.); te_lu scorpion (Te.); te_lh (Br.); tele (Malt.); te_l. (Ta.Ma.); ce_r..(u), te_r.. (Ka.)
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k059sign211.jpg (950 bytes)Sign 211
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Sign 304-308, 28, 29+variants, ligatures

 

 

 

 

 

 

sign201.jpg (1022 bytes)Sign 201

Arrow, bow

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedge

 

sela = arrow (Te.)

cilai = bow (Ta.); cila (Ma.)

cilukku = tooth of a saw (Ta.), javelin (Ma.)

s'ili_ = dart, arrow (Skt.); swe_la = a kind of weapon (Skt.); s.i_l = spear (Wg.); s'il.i_k = small pin or peg or spike of bamboo (M.); sella, silla = spear, arrow (Pkt.); s'el = arrowhead (K.); sel = long spear; sela_ = spear (P.); xel = dart, stake (A.); sel = dart, javelinl spit (B.); sili_muha = arrow (Pkt.)

s'il = door (wedge)(Kho.); sil = threshold, doorframe (H.); s'ili = lower timber of a door (Skt.)

 

sel (P.)

s'el (IL 2658)

cilla_n.a (IL 1934)

s'u_la = spike, spit (RV.); su_la = stake (Pali); spit, trident (Pkt.)

long spear

arrowhbead

sword

Cascade, spring sele = spring (Ka.); sela = cascade, waterfall (Te.); jela = spring of water (Te.)
Fish (dragonet) jella = fish resembling the dragonet (Te.); cellal = freshwater fish, etrophus maculatus (Ta.)
Fle, tick cel.l.u = flea, tick (Ta.); tel., tel.l.u, tel.ku = flea (Ta.)
Ram tagaru (Tu.) takat.u (Ma.) metal plate
Duck ta_ra_ (Ta.)
Seat thara_, tha_la (IL. 4915)
Rope ta_r (Ta.)
Road ta_ri (Ta.)
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Ur seal impression
Note: Two stars: phonetic determinants; enclosure signs of the field:

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Ferryman ta_rya_ (M.); ta_rika (Skt.); ta_rin = enabling to cross (MBh.)

Seal impression, Ur (Upenn; U.16747); Porada 1971: pl.9, fig.5; Parpola, 1994, p. 183; water carrier with a skin (or pot?) hung on each end of the yoke across his shoulders and another one below the crook of his left arm; the vessel on the right end of his yoke is over a receptacle for the water; a star on either side of the head (denoting supernatural?). The whole object is enclosed by 'parenthesis' marks. The parenthesis is perhaps a way of splitting of the ellipse (Hunter, G.R., JRAS, 1932, 476). An unmistakable example of an 'hieroglyphic' seal.

sa_ro = load to be carried (IL 4388c)

taravu, ta_lu = neck (IL 4699, 4893)

Pupil of eye ta_ra_ (Pkt.); ta_ri_ (Ku.)
Star ta_raya_ (Pkt.); ta_ra_ = fixed star (Ya_jn~..); ta_rah nom. pl. (RV.); taj, tajur.i_k = star (Pas'.)
Hill ta_ra, tara_i (IL 4862)
PIllar, stake tar_i = wooden post, stake (Ta.); tar_i = pillar (IL 4737)
Churning tari (Te.); tar(u)cu, traccu = to churn (Te.); traccana = churnijng (Te.)

 

ta_rai (Ta.)

tarca_na_ (Go.), tare = to cut down (Malt.)

treh (trest-)= to scrape, plane, cut with adze (Pe.)

tar_i, tar-e (Ka.)

ta_r-u = ox-goad (IL 4742)

tar-ikai (Ta.)

 

s'aru = missile arrow (RV.aV.)

ta_ru = the arrow of weavers which holds the yarn (Ma.)

discuss weapon

to scrape

 



sharp knife or sword

 

axe, chisel

K049.jpg (7004 bytes)k049 To investigate, seek tarucu (Te.); ta_h'nai = to seek (Kuwi); ta_ru = to lurk, lie in wait (Te.); tar_uku = lurk (IL 4738); observe (IL 4748)
Woman ter_ava (Te.); terivai (Ta.)
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Signs 137-147, 149-152 + variants, ligaturese
Street teru (Ta.Ma.Bel.); tervi. = neighbourhood (Ko.)teruvu (Te.)
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Two scorpions flanking a frog and T; two antelopes
Pict-71.jpg (940 bytes)Field symbol 71
Frog, toad te_rai (Ta.); te_ra = a lean frog (Ma.)
K053.jpg (4868 bytes)k053
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Signs 230-232, 151+variants, ligatures
Hill (2) te_ri = sandhill (Ta.); hillock (Ma.)
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h176A,Btablet
Cot te.r (pl. te.d.l)(Kol.); te_R (Nk.); terp (Kond.a)
sign408.jpg (997 bytes)sign409.jpg (1010 bytes)Signs 408-409 Car, vehicle te_r = car, chariot, vehicle (Ta.); chariot, temple car (Ma.); te_r(u) (Ka.Tu.Te.)

de.r = god (Ko.)

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Signs 242, 243 (ligature)
Narrow walk, veranda ter-r-i = raised veranda (Ta.); tetti = narrow walk built on all round house (Kod.)
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Signs 268, 410-417+variants
Intertwined, braid, plait ter-r-u (Ta.); tettu (Ka.)
sign37.jpg (984 bytes)sign62.jpg (1032 bytes)sign205.jpg (1021 bytes)Varia205.jpg (4245 bytes)sign295.jpg (1105 bytes)Varia295.jpg (3038 bytes)sign376.jpg (918 bytes)sign402.jpg (922 bytes)Varia402.jpg (5908 bytes)Ligature of Signs 37, 62, 205, 376, 402 Tusk of a boar te_r-r-a (Ma.); ter-r-u-ppal = snagged tooth, supernumerary tooth (Ta.)
Stand firm tari = to stand firm, stand still (Ta.); tarahara = staying (Ka.); tariyuni = to stay, stop, tarry (Tu.)
To attack, pounce upon, wrestle with

To butt, gore

pa_ga (Kui); pa_y = to leap (Ta.)

pa_y (Ka.); pa_k-,

 

pa_g - to beat, shoot (Nk.); paiyali = to hit, kill (Kuwi)

Fish gal.a (Or.), gar. (B.)
Field kal.a, kan.a = threshing floor, battlefield (Ka.); kr.a_nu (Kui)
Pot gar.ua_ (Or.) ); gar.va_ brass jug (P.)
Warrior ka_l.ai (Ta.)
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Sign 8 + variants
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m1224B.jpg (3288 bytes)
m1224c.jpg (1949 bytes)m1224e.jpg (1986 bytes)m1224A,B,c,e cube seal
Ibex kal a.r. = Nilgiri ibex (Ko.); kala (Ma.), kalai = stag, buck (Ta.)

ka_l.a = bull (Ma.)

ga_l.a (Pkt.)

ka_l.am = fishing hook to catch alligators (Ma.); ga_la_mu = many-hooked instrument (Te.); gal.a - hook (Pali)

ka_r.. = elephant goad (Ta.)

kana_r = bamboo goad for elephants (Mth.)

fish-hook
M459a.jpg (1925 bytes)M463b.jpg (2348 bytes)m459A,Btablet To arrange stones in construction, to pile up ros- (Kond.a), ro_st = to make, construct (Pe.); ro_sa_na_ = to lay flat things one on top of another (Go.); ro_nja (ro_nji-) to be well ordered, properly formed; ro_ska = levelling, fashioning (Kui)

ro_st = to put in (Kui)

Fish (6) rohisa (S.); ro_his.a (Skt.) ro.si, ru_ci = large knife (Kol.); ro_si - dagger (Nk.); ru_si = large knife (Go.) large knife
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