Cylinder Seal

3500 BCE · Sümer · invention

Ownership marks and administrative records made with cylinder seals rolled over clay — the birth of bureaucracy.

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What was Cylinder Seal?
Ownership marks and administrative records made with cylinder seals rolled over clay — the birth of bureaucracy.
When did Cylinder Seal happen?
3500 BCE
Where did Cylinder Seal take place?
Sümer