Nostradamus wrote: “The False Trumpet concealing madness will cause Byzantium to change its laws. From Egypt there will go forth a man who wants the edict withdrawn, changing money and standards. The trumpet shakes with great discord. An agreement broken: lifting the face to heaven: the bloody mouth will swim with blood; the face anointed with milk and honey lies on the ground.”

Not many people know that  Michel de Nostradame—commonly known only as NOSTRADAMUS—was a chemist and apothecary, before writing down four-line poetic verses called “quatrains” which seem to have predicted numerous events in the future.

In addition to writing numerous prophetic texts, Nostradamus is known for having written at least two books on medical science.

One of his most famous works is, without a doubt, the ‘Les Prophecies’. The first edition of Nostradamus’ work appeared in 1555 and ever since the publication of Les Prophecies, Michel de Nostredame, aka Nostradamus, has been credited with predicting major world events.

His second piece was published in 1557 and contained a total of 289 prophetic verses for the future. Nostradamus’ third edition was printed in 1558 containing 300 quatrains however according to reports it now only survives as part of the omnibus edition that was published after his death in 1568. This version is believed to have one unrhymed and a total of 941 rhymed quatrains written by the French seer and compiled into nine sets of 100 and one of 42, called ‘Centuries’.

Among the most notary predictions—that according to many were accurately foreseen by the great Nostradamus—are the French Revolution, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and 9/11. However, not only did Nostradamus get all of that right, it is believed that the 16th-century prophet even managed to predict Trump’s presidential win: “The great shameless, audacious bawler. He will be elected governor of the army: The boldness of his contention. The bridge broken, the city faint from fear.”

Now, it is believed that when Nostradamus spoke about the Anti-Christ he was referring to the newly appointed, 45^th president of the United States: Donald Trump.

Those who have followed the predictions by Nostradamus firmly argue that Trumps it the Anti-Christ who will cause World War 3, and to back up their claims they point to the following verses written down by Michel de Nostradame hundreds of years ago:

The False Trumpet concealing madness will cause Byzantium to change its laws. From Egypt there will go forth a man who wants the edict withdrawn, changing money and standards.

The trumpet shakes with great discord. An agreement broken: lifting the face to heaven: the bloody mouth will swim with blood; the face anointed with milk and honey lies on the ground.

According to Arthur Evans—who wrote the article “What are Presidential election Predictions 2016 of Nostradamus—those who believe in the ‘predictions’ of Nostradamus argue that the ‘false trumpet’ mentioned by the French apothecary represents the 45^th President of the United States, Donald Trump—who is “concealing his own madness“.

In an article about Nostradamus, Evans concluded: “Is Donald Trump really the Antichrist who will cause World War III, a nuclear war or biological warfare sustaining for 27 years? No one can be certain about this; however, I am pretty sure right now is the start to Nostradamus’ prediction of the apocalypse.”

The ancient Sumerian cylinder seals are considered without a doubt some of the most interesting objects ever recovered from Ancient Mesopotamia. A cylindrical seal is a small object decorated with images, words, or in some cases both, engraved on its surface in an intricate way.

A cylindrical seal is a small object decorated with images, words, or in some cases both, engraved on its surface in an intricate way. Cylinder seals are important to scholars since they often tell a story about a specific timeline and civilization. The ancient Sumerian cylinder seals have left a true mark on history.

Ancient Sumerian cylindrical seals were applied by rolling them onto fresh clay, which left behind the impression.

When the clay dried, the image was reflected on its surface. These stamps were used in ancient Sumer for a variety of purposes, including commercial transactions, decoration, and correspondence. The Cylinder seal was considered as an extremely important part of daily life in Ancient Mesopotamia.

Cylinder seals were known as kishib in Sumerian and kunukku in Akkadian and were used by everyone, from royals to slaves.

The seals were made by a ‘sealcutter’ known as a burgul in Sumerian and as a purkullu in the Akkadian language

The images left behind by the seals on clay surfaces were quite complex and beautiful.

Cylindrical seals were used by cultures from the ancient Near East, including the Sumerians, Akkadians, Hittites, and Persians.

According to experts, these intricate objects originated in the Late Neolithic Period, sometime around 7600-6000 BCE, in modern day Syria. There are some scholars who argue that cylinder seals originated in Sumer, modern day Iraq.

The Sumerian cylindrical seals were usually created of stones (sometimes semiprecious stones) of different types. The ancients utilized amethyst, obsidian, hematite among other elements. However, experts note that other materials such as glass, ceramics, gold, silver, wood, bone and ivory were also used in ancient times to produce these objects.

Apart of being considered symbols of status and amulets, ancient Sumerian cylindrical seals also had other practical uses.

They were used to sign documents written on clay tablets. By using a stamp to make an impression on the surface of a fresh clay tablet, an individual could certify that the document was genuine.

This need to authenticate the documents occurred with the increase of bureaucracy that took place in Mesopotamia, especially in the southern parts, where it was more complex, throughout the IV millennium BC. In business and commerce, cylindrical seals were used to certify that stored goods were not tampered with or stolen. In this way, we find impressions made by cylindrical seals on clay used to seal storage jars and on doors of warehouses in ancient Sumer.

The design of the Sumerian cylindrical seals has always aroused great interest among experts, mostly because of the intricate carvings covering very diverse subjects.

As noted by experts, the motifs were usually focused on three main motifs: combat, banquets and religious themes.

On their surface, we can see deities, human beings, plants, animals and religious iconography. Among other designs that can be observed on the cylindrical seals are geometric patterns and inscriptions in cuneiform script.

As noted by Ancient.eu, there are two styles of cylinder seal: the Uruk-style and the Jemdet Nasr-style which refer to the motifs used and the way the seals were carved. Authors Megan Lewis & Marian Feldman comment on this, writing:

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The Uruk-style seals show animals and figures depicted in an exceptionally naturalistic fashion, suggesting that the seal carvers were aiming for expressive clarity. The motifs include ritual narratives involving temples, boats and offerings to gods, as well as depictions of the natural world in hierarchical arrangements. They are skillfully cut, detailed, and their composition tends to be balanced and aesthetically pleasing. The Jemdet Nasr-style seals are less detailed than Uruk-style seals and are characterized by the heavy use of drills and cutting discs, which produce round and linear marks respectively. Common motifs from the Jemdet Nasr-style include women with pigtails involved in domestic labor and herds of animals in front of temples (4).

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If we take a look at the archaeological record we will find that archaeologists have discovered as many cylindrical seals as clay tablets on which they were printed.

There are numerous cylindrical seals in museums around the world.

The Baghdad Museum, for example, has a collection of 7,000 cylindrical seals, although most of them were looted when Baghdad fell into the hands of US troops in 2003.

These valuable archeological pieces have not yet been recovered.

Reference:

Cylinder Seals in Ancient Mesopotamia – Their History and Significance

Ancient Cylinder Seals

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