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  2. Cylinder seal - Wikipedia

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    Most Mesopotamian cylinder seals form an image using depressions in the cylinder surface (see lead photo above) to make bumps on the impression and are used primarily on wet clay; but some cylinder seals (sometimes called roller stamps) print images using ink or similar using raised areas on the cylinder (such as the San Andrés cylinder seal ...

  3. Ancient Near Eastern seals and sealing practices - Wikipedia

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    Collon, D. 2005. First Impressions, Cylinder Seals in the Ancient Near East. (2nd revised edition), pp. 100–104. Frahm, Ellery, Agnete W. Lassen, and Klaus Wagensonner. "Gods and Demons, Anatolia and Egypt: Obsidian Sourcing of Mesopotamian Amulets and Cylinder Seals Using Portable Xrf." Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 24 (2019 ...

  4. World’s oldest writing system may have its origins in ...

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    A link exists between 6,000-year-old engravings on cylindrical seals used on clay tablets and cuneiform, the world’s oldest writing system, according to new research.

  5. Meluhha - Wikipedia

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    Impressions of clay seals from the Indus Valley city of Harappa were evidently used to seal bundles of merchandise, as clay seal impressions with cord or sack marks on the reverse side testify. A number of these Indian seals have been found at Ur and other Mesopotamian sites. [57] [58]

  6. Uruk period - Wikipedia

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    In the course of the Uruk period, cylinder seals (cylinders engraved with a motif which could be rolled over clay in order to impress a symbol in it) were invented and replaced the simple seals. They were used to seal clay envelopes and tablets, and to authenticate objects and goods, because they functioned like a signature for the person who ...

  7. List of ancient Near Eastern scribes - Wikipedia

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    An accounts tablet for a basketry workshop by an unnamed scribe, ca. 2040 BC. From Ur, in Sumerian cuneiform. This is a list of Near Eastern scribes.Besides the common clay tablet used in Mesopotamia, cylinder seals, stelas, reliefs, etc. are other commonly used mediums of the Near Eastern scribes.

  8. Chogha Mish - Wikipedia

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    A number of 4th millennium BC clay cylinder seal impressions were also found. [6] Images on the seals are thought to include representations of spinning, weaving, and churning. [7] About a quarter million beveled rim bowl fragments were found, many in association with kilns. This pottery is the marker for Uruk period culture. [8]

  9. Category : Cylinder and impression seals in archaeology

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    Pages in category "Cylinder and impression seals in archaeology" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.

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