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Why Ancient Mesopotamians Took Their Signatures So Seriously

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By Serdar Yalcin, Macalester College
| SciTechDaily
Babylonian seal made of chalcedony, circa 14th century B.C.E., inscribed with a hymn to the goddess Inanna. The seal was owned by a man named Tunamisah, son of Pari. Credit: Gift of The Right Reverend Paul Moore Jr., 1985/Metropolitan Museum of Art Cylinder seals were far more than ancient signatures. They fused art, power, and belief into objects that revealed exactly who their owners were.
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Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now − what cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life

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By Serdar Yalcin
| Coeur d’Alene Press Verified
The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder seals. Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited with many firsts in human history, including writing, urbanism and the state. Among these inventions, cylinder seals are perhaps the most distinctive but least known.
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Selos cilíndricos da Mesopotâmia revolucionaram a assinatura de documentos

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By Serdar Yalcin
| Folha de S.Paulo Verified
A forma mais antiga da assinatura surgiu no antigo Iraque, na forma de selos cilíndricos. Os mesopotâmios, antigos habitantes que viviam entre os rios Tigre e Eufrates, são responsáveis por muitas inovações na história da humanidade, incluindo a escrita, o urbanismo e o Estado. Entre essas invenções, os selos cilíndricos são talvez os mais distintos, mas menos conhecidos.
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