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ALEX · 31st August 2007, 03:11 PM

Steven,
The early version of Urumi-shaped sword often appears on ancient (8000-1000 BC) Babylonian and Mesopotamian (Sumerian) stamp cylinders/rolls, which were used just like modern stamps to make impressions on clay tablets.
Originally it was of a solid, not flexible/coiled type, and it is quite possible that later on the same shape was adopted and modified in Asia and/or India.

http://www.britannica.com/eb/art-512...rticleTypeId=1

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/02/...41.160.192.htm

Good luck with your project.

31st August 2007, 03:11 PM	#2
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Urumi sword origin theory Steven, The early version of Urumi-shaped sword often appears on ancient (8000-1000 BC) Babylonian and Mesopotamian (Sumerian) stamp cylinders/rolls, which were used just like modern stamps to make impressions on clay tablets. Originally it was of a solid, not flexible/coiled type, and it is quite possible that later on the same shape was adopted and modified in Asia and/or India. http://www.britannica.com/eb/art-512...rticleTypeId=1 http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/02/...41.160.192.htm Good luck with your project. Last edited by ALEX; 31st August 2007 at 04:28 PM.