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Diachronic overview of the use of seals in the ANE
Uruk IV | tablets regularly sealed | seal impressed prior to inscription | seal impressions on various other clay objects | |
Uruk III | tablets only occasionally sealed | seal impressed prior to inscription | seal impressions on various other clay objects | |
Early Dynastic I-II | no sealed tablets | seal impressions on various other clay objects | ||
Early Dynastic IIIa | no sealed tablets | seal impressions on various other clay objects | ||
Early Dynastic IIIb | no sealed tablets | seal impressions on various other clay objects | ||
Old Akkadian | tablets occasionally sealed | seal impressed following inscription | seal impressions on various other clay objects |