Bullae are clay spheres that were used in ancient Mesopotamia as a form of administrative record-keeping. They were typically filled with tokens representing commodities or goods and then sealed, providing a sort of "receipt" for the transaction. The hollow nature of the spheres allowed for the tokens to be contained within, providing a secure and compact means of storage.

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Bullae Are

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Bullae are

A) large storage facilities that were associated with temples.
B) supernatural Egyptian creatures that are part bull and part human.
C) hollow clay spheres.
D) geometrically shaped clay tokens.
E) Mesopotamian tombs.

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