The Indus Civilization (Cambridge History of India, Supplementary Volume) c20.4

c20.4

1. *Pre-Sargonid* (before 2350 B.C.): squarish steatite seal with rounded corners and button back of characteristic Indus type; on the face, an Indus bull with bent head but without the usual manger; above, an archaic cuneiform inscription, regarded as pre-Sargonid but of uncertain meaning. From Ur, unstratified. Gadd no. 1.¹