"Scarabs and Cylinders with Names" WMF Petrie (1915) catalogues a number of engraved scarabs and cylinder seals recovered by Petrie as well as illustrations and drawings of a number of early scarabs and cylinder seals from other collections. The illustrations in the book generally go from earlier to later, beginning in pre-dynastic times. Petrie gives "SEN NE ONE BA", translated as "conformed to the Osiris ram" for illustration number eight. Unfortunately, the image is so faded that it is hard for me to see the engraving clearly. Petrie gives "SEDA, SHESES ASAR, SADA", translated as "Seda, scribe of Osiris, Seda (see Sedat - wife of Khufu)" for illustration number fifty-one. This appears to be a drawing with the hieroglyphs clearly shown.

This entire book is online in pdf. Here is the chapter of plates with these two cylinders and their descriptions:

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