because it consists of pictorial variants of the cuneiform sign groups designating cities.
At the sites of Jemdet Nasr and Uqair, a small number of inscribed tablets carry
impressions of these fascinating seals that list the cities of Ur, Larsa, Nippur, Uruk,
Kesh, Zabala, and at least ten others a single image (Matthews 1993 : 37 ; Moorey 1976 ).
–– Holly Pittman ––Figure 16.10Modern impression of a cylinder seal of the proto-Elamite period
showing a scene of administration (VA 10347. Moortgat 1940 : 775.
Courtesy of the Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin).Figure 16.11Modern impression of an
Early Dynastic I cylinder seal carved in the
Brocade style. From Khafajeh Sin Temple VI
(Kh. V 191 Frankfort 1955 : 229. Courtesy of
the Oriental Institute of the University of
Chicago)Figure 16.12Modern impression of an
Early Dynastic I cylinder seal carved in
the Glazed Steatite style. From Khafajeh
Sin Temple IV (Kh. V 369. Frankfort
1955 : 142. Courtesy of the Oriental
Institute of the University of Chicago)