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Cyrus Cylinder

The Cyrus Cylinder is a Babylonian clay document of the 6th century BC inscribed with a declaration, considered by some to be the "first declaration of human rights," in the name of the Achaemenid Persian king Cyrus the Great. It is currently housed in the British Museum.
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Cyrus Cylinder
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The Cyrus Cylinder is a Babylonian clay document of the 6th century BC inscribed with a declaration, considered by some to be the "first declaration of human rights," in the name of the Achaemenid Persian king Cyrus the Great. It is currently housed in the British Museum.
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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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