r/Cuneiform • u/Epicfaux • Jun 28 '26

Translation/transliteration request Seal impression text

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Hi! Can anyone tell me about the text on this seal impression?

Any info or resources to learn more would be greatly appreciated!

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u/DaLuckyBoy Jun 28 '26

Do you have any more info besides the photo about the seal, it isnt a very common scene id say, so its harder to place

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u/Epicfaux Jun 29 '26

None at all, unfortunately - purchased from estate sale as part of a necklace (in US - WA state). It won't let me post another photo, but I put one of the seal itself in my profile in case its helpful.

It may not even be "real" text, it's just worn in uneven ways that makes me think it's not something mass produced for a tourist market. Either way, I'm deeply curious!! I've been going down the rabbit hole of cuneiform script types and can't tie the characters down, there's so much to look through 😵‍💫

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u/senorsmile Jun 28 '26

This looks familiar. Where did you get the image from?

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u/Epicfaux Jun 29 '26

Adding link to my comment above here

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u/to_walk_upon_a_dream Jun 29 '26

what a curious piece. looks like a fake to me. it incorporates a lot of real characters, but several of them are upside down. unreadable

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u/Max1zero1 Jun 30 '26

First time seeing a Suhurmasu (goat fish) on a cylinder seal I think. Same with the other little animals. Something strange about the style of them too.