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This series of Bible illustrations is arranged in three groups. The first group provides examples of ancient alphabets or writing systems pertinent to the Bible, then shows representative pages or passages from early Bible translations in various languages, and finishes by showing images of pages from early English translations. Group two consists of images illustrating the history, culture, and...

or other subjects, the impression being obtained by rolling the seal on a soft surface. The seal given in the plate is a small cylinder of chalcedony measuring 17/16 inches, with a diameter of 11/16 of an inch. The design represents the king engaged in a lion hunt. Above is the emblem of the visible presence of the god Ormazd. The three lines of cuneiform characters are in Persian, Median, and Babylonian: 𒀹 adam Dārayavaush khshāyathiya 𒁹 𒁹 u Ta -
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