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The cylinder seal (portrayed here) was made by carving images on a small, cylindrical stone which was then rolled over a piece of moist clay on which was also recorded a contract, record, or official receipt. By affixing a seal to a tablet, the user validated its contents. It appears that the type of stone from which the cylinder was made also aided the belief that it possessed certain powers. This cylinder seal was dedicated to a little-known goddess, Ninishkun. Resources | The History Guide | | copyright ?2000 Steven Kreis |
Fortunately,
there are a great number of very good Internet sites that focus on ancient
Sumer and its contribution to western civilization. I have listed several
of them here and they should serve as excellent starting points to future
research.