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Chapter 25: PLATE IV. IMPRESSIONS OF EARLY CYLINDER-SEALS.[123]
By Percy E. Newberry
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A systematic introduction to ancient Egyptian seals and signet rings that explains their origins, functions, and methods of manufacture. It surveys practical uses—securing property, authenticating documents, and transferring authority—and outlines the officials and engravers involved. The work classifies and describes a wide range of forms, including cylinder seals, button-shaped types, beetle-shaped scarabs, and various signet rings, offering technical commentary and comparative typology. Extensive illustrations and plates accompany the text, and the volume includes indices of personal and royal names and of titles to support identification and further research.

PLATE IV.
 
IMPRESSIONS OF EARLY CYLINDER-SEALS.[123]

1.* Birds, gazelles, and other desert animals, with traps for capturing them. This sealing belongs to the pre-Dynastic group, but was found in a First Dynasty tomb at Abydos. (P. R.T. II, xiv, 104.)

2.* “Aha,” the Horus-name of Menes, the founder of the First Egyptian Dynasty. (P. R.T. II, xiv, 98.)

3. A black steatite cylinder-seal, bearing a hieroglyphic inscription of uncertain meaning. M-G.

4. A personal name (?). Berl. 14594.

5. “The Royal Daughter, Meh-en-pet-tha.” v-B. (F. Sc. 1.)

6. A wooden cylinder-seal, bearing a hieroglyphic inscription of uncertain meaning. M-G.

7.* “The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Mer-pa-ba.” (P. R.T. I, xxvi, 60.) First Dynasty, found at Abydos.

8.* “Sekhem-ab,” the Horus-name of King Per-ab-sen. (P. R.T. II, 165. See also infra, Nos. 12 and 13.)

9.* “Den,” the Horus-name of King Setuî. (P. R.T. I, xxii, 39.)

10.* “The Mayor of the Town of Se-ka.” (P. R.T. I, xxii, 32.)

11.* “The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khasekhemui.” (P. R.T. II, xxxiii, 201.)

12.* “The King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Per-ab-sen.” (P. R.T. II, xxii, 164.)

13.* “Sekhem-ab,” the Horus-name of King Per-ab-sen. (P. R.T. II, xxi, 164.)

14. A black steatite cylinder-seal, bearing a hieroglyphic inscription of uncertain meaning. Gdn.

15. Fish in a stream. Berl. 15338. This seal should be classed in the pre-Dynastic group.

16.* “The Mother of Royal Children, Ne-Maat-Hap.” (P. R.T. II, xxiv, 210; cf. also, Borchardt, Naville and Sethe, in A.Z. XXXVI, p. 142.)