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Cyrus Cylinder

Cyrus Cylinder is a Babylonian clay document of the 6th century BC. On the cylinder is a written declaration in Akkadian cuneiform script. The text is in the name of the Achaemenid Persian king Cyrus the Great. The historical document is housed in the British Museum and is considered the 'first declaration of human rights'.
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Cyrus Cylinder
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Cyrus Cylinder is a Babylonian clay document of the 6th century BC. On the cylinder is a written declaration in Akkadian cuneiform script. The text is in the name of the Achaemenid Persian king Cyrus the Great. The historical document is housed in the British Museum and is considered the 'first declaration of human rights'.
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Album / Science Source / Babak Tafreshi
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4500 x 3000 px | 38.6 MB
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38.1 x 25.4 cm | 15.0 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)
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