Six clay tablets are stamped with horizontally-inscribed symbols.
Cappadocian Tablet with Cuneiform Inscription

Assyrian

The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Question
Which inference about Near Eastern cultures is best supported by this image?
(1 point)
Responses

All citizens of the ancient Near East were excellent writers.
All citizens of the ancient Near East were excellent writers.

This tablet describes the only god worshipped in the Near East.
This tablet describes the only god worshipped in the Near East.

This tablet was likely written using cylinder seals.
This tablet was likely written using cylinder seals.

The symbols on this tablet have no significant meaning.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
This tablet was likely written using cylinder seals.

Cylinder seals and impressed/cuneiform markings on clay were common in the ancient Near East for record-keeping and identification, so the image supports that inference.