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Write a short note on the seal of mesopotamia |
| Answer» Cylinder\xa0seals\xa0were a small, carved stone cylinder that was used to\xa0make\xa0an impression in wet clay. When rolled on the wet clay, the\xa0seal\xa0left an impression that could prove ownership or identity. ... For 3,000 years cylinder\xa0seals\xa0were used all over\xa0Mesopotamia\xa0and wherever\xa0Mesopotamian\xa0influence was felt.\xa0Cylinder\xa0seals were\xa0impression stamps, often quite intricate in design,\xa0used\xa0throughout\xa0Mesopotamia.\xa0They were\xa0known as kishib in Sumerian and kunukku in Akkadian and\xa0were used\xa0by everyone, from royals to slaves, in the transaction of business and sending correspondence.\xa0They\xa0originated in the Late Neolithic Period c. | |