Before the alphabet

Contributions to the catalog
F. M. Fales is the author of the following texts:
– Mesopotamia, Where and When
– From Drawing to Sign. Numbering, recording, legalizing
– Varieties of texts, languages and scripts
– The materials of the sphragist and the scribe
– Man and the gods in Mesopotamia
– The rulers and their deeds
– The common man. Life, prosperity, health
– The deciphering of scriptures in Mesopotamia
– Captions of cuneiform texts.

R. Del Fabbro is the author of the following texts:
– From Drawing to Sign. Numbering, recording, legalizing
– The work of the sphragist
– The materials of the sphragist and the scribe
– Man and the gods in Mesopotamia
– The common man. Life, prosperity, health
– Captions of cylinder seals and art objects.

Thanks to:
Dr. Matteo Merlino (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) for bibliographic research and comparisons of seals;
Dr. Francesca Minen (University of Udine) for archival and photographic research;
Professor Daniele Morandi Bonacossi (University of Udine) for some seal expertise;
Professor Walther Sallaberger (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) for kind and helpful suggestions about seal texts.