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The majority of the scarab-seals bear an engraved motif of spirals and prophylactic signs. They could then have been good luck amulets, or, as demonstrated by the documents discovered at Mirgissa/Iken, the signatures of the subordinate civil servants, possibly even illiterates, supervising recording operations or the opening and closing of buildings. One of the most valued motifs, the round or flat spiral, is used here, framing two hieroglyphic signs.

Les spirales et les signes prophylactiques forment la plus grande partie des motifs gravés sur les sceaux-scarabées. Ils peuvent alors être des amulettes portes-bonheur, ou, comme démontré par les documents découverts à Mirgissa/Iken, les signatures des fonctionnaires subalternes, surveillant les opérations d'enregistrement ou les ouvertures et les fermetures des locaux, et peut-être analphabètes. Un des motifs les plus prisés, la spirale ronde ou plate, est commencé, encadrant deux signes hiéroglyphiques.

The majority of the scarab-seals bear an engraved motif of spirals and prophylactic signs. They could then have been good luck amulets, or, as demonstrated by the documents discovered at Mirgissa/Iken, the signatures of the subordinate civil servants, possibly even illiterates, supervising recording operations or the opening and closing of buildings. One of the most valued motifs, the round or flat spiral, is used here, framing two hieroglyphic signs.

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