More than 200 clay cuneiform tablets and 60 seals linked to the Ancient Mesopotamian government were discovered by archaeologists at the ancient Sumerian city Girsu or the present-day site Tello ...

all brought from Mesopotamia. These seals were used to give official or private indorsement to writings on clay, wax, or papyri pulp. Others of later origin have been found on the Island of Crete ...

In the Mesopotamian world ... b.c., until it collapsed back into independent city-states. Cylindrical stone seals picture deities in horned headdresses engaged in battle. A mold, perhaps used ...