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Impressed seal applied on to a door frame, of which only the edge and the corner of one of the large official seals of the fortress of Iken (old name of Mirgissa) are visible. It was usual that the civil servant who supervised the opening of doors affixed his personal seal, a scaraboid engraved with interlacing bands. The official seals were those of the granaries, the warehouses, the treasury etc and were applied to the bolt in the corner of the door or on the bond that kept the doorleaf closed, on each catch.

Empreinte de sceau appliquée sur une huisserie, seuls le bord et l'angle d'un des grands sceaux officiels de la forteresse d'Iken (nom ancien de Mirgissa) sont visibles. Il était habituel que le fonctionnaire qui surveillait l'ouvertue des portes appose son sceau personnel, ici un scaraboïde gravé d'un entrelacement de liens. Les sceaux officiels sont ceux des greniers, des magasins, du trésor etc. et étaient appliqués dans l'angle de la porte sur le verrou ou sur le lien qui maintenait le battant fermé, à chaque fermeture.

Impressed seal applied on to a door frame, of which only the edge and the corner of one of the large official seals of the fortress of Iken (old name of Mirgissa) are visible. It was usual that the civil servant who supervised the opening of doors affixed his personal seal, a scaraboid engraved with interlacing bands. The official seals were those of the granaries, the warehouses, the treasury etc and were applied to the bolt in the corner of the door or on the bond that kept the doorleaf closed, on each catch.

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