In this Indus sign, the body of a cart is combined with the symbol for wood or timber, which is incorporated into the two sides of the cart. Hence, the adjective wooden and the noun cart give us a wooden cart.
Illustrative Text References:
Lohumjo-daro: Seal: Lh-1 a: Jagat Pati Joshi and Asko Parpola, 1987: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions: Volume 1: Page 357: Collections in India: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.
Mohenjo-daro: Seal: M-114 a: Jagat Pati Joshi and Asko Parpola, 1987: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions: Volume 1: Page 40: Collections in India: Suomalainen Tiedeakatemia.
Image Credit:
Wooden Cart: Lynn Fawcett, 2018.