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The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning for the Middle East Book

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-04-26 Pages: 144 Language: English Publisher: Thames Hudson The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world Inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus. the Great (559530BC) after he captured Babylon. it is often referred to as the first bill of human rights. as it appears to permit freedom of worship throughout the Persian Empire and to allow deported people to return to their homelands. It is a valued object by people all around the world as a symbol of tolerance and respect for different peoples and different faiths. which is why a copy of the cylinder is on display in the United Nations building in New York. This lavishly illustrated catalogue is published to complement the first ever tour of the object to the United States. along with sixteen other objects from the Briti...Read More

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  • Blackwell

    The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559ae'530BC) after he captured Babylon in 539BC.

  • 0714111872
  • 9780714111872
  • John Curtis, Neil MacGregor
  • 15 July 2013
  • British Museum Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 144
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