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Proposed edits to your article Your reading list A revised paragraph from your article Your original contributions to your article drawn from your readings A list of references for all your citations I will look for these sections when I grade your sandbox, so they are important.

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The current article only briefly mentions the cylinder seal and gives a very non specific physical description. In addition to an improved physical description, my edit includes the uses for the cylinder seal.

Reading List

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1) Hoffman, M. Khasekhemui: In Egypt Before the Pharaohs

2) Kramer, S. Pillars Of Civilization. In Cradle of Civilization  

3) Woolf, G. (2005). In Ancient Civilizations

4) Lek, J. (n.d.). In Egypt: Ancient Culture 

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The stamp seal is a carved object, usually stone, first made in the 4th millennium BC, and probably earlier. They were used to impress their picture or inscription into soft, prepared clay.

Unfortunately, the device of the seal has seldom survived through time; it is usually only their impressions. A major exception are the cylinder seals made of stone, of which examples of their ancient impressions have survived as well, the majority being of clay tablets sealed as an authentication.

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The stamp seal is a carved object, usually made from stone, first used in the 4th millennium BC, or possibly earlier. They were used to impress their picture or inscription into soft, prepared clay. Originally the stamp seal was a simple stamp, later evolving into the cylinder seal.

The cylinder seals were made of hollow tubes or terracotta that had detailed personalized markings and were specific to each individual or household. Typically they were less than two inches long, could be worn around the neck and were each uniquely designed as identification to its owner(s). They were often decorated with images that could include plants or animals. Sometimes they portrayed scenes from mythology or religious rituals.  

Individuals used the cylinder seals as a writing utensil to sign clay tablets. They were an identification tool sometimes placed on houses, food or drink to signify ownership.
Woolf, Greg. "The Value of Writing." ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS The Illustrated Guide To Belief, Mythology, And Art. San Diego: Thunder Bay, 2005. Pages 70 and 71.

I chose to edit this article to expand on the “cylinder seal” that was only briefly mentioned in the original article.  I gave a description of the item in addition to explaining the uses of the item.  I also cleaned up some of the verbiage in this paragraph.

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The cylinder seals were made of hollow tubes or terracotta that had detailed personalized markings and were specific to each individual or household. Typically they were less than two inches long, could be worn around the neck and were each uniquely designed as identification to its owner(s). They were often decorated with images that could include plants or animals. Sometimes they portrayed scenes from mythology or religious rituals.

Individuals used the cylinder seals as a writing utensil to sign clay tablets. They were an identification tool sometimes placed on houses, food or drink to signify ownership.

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1) Hoffman, M. (1979). Khasekhemui: A Postscript to Prehistory. In Egypt Before the Pharaohs: The Prehistoric Foundations of Egyptian Cvilization (pp. 348-349). New York: Knopf. 

2) Kramer, S. (1967). The Literate Man , Pillars Of Civilization. In Cradle of Civilization (pp. 118-129, 164-165). New York: Time. 

3) Woolf, G. (2005). The Value Of Writing. In Ancient Civilizations: The Illustrated Guide to Belief, Mythology and Art (pp. 70-71). London: D. Baird. 

4) Lek, J. (n.d.). Witness to the Past. In Egypt: Ancient Culture, Modern Land (pp. 29-33).