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Plate I

The Cyrus Cylinder
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The Cyrus Cylinder

Maker unknown

Babylonian foundation cylinder recording Cyrus's conquest of Babylon and restoration of cults and displaced peoples.

Date
539 BC
Collection
The British Museum
Reference
90920

Record

Medium
fired clay
Dimensions
about 22 cm long
Origin
Iraq
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

In the Tapestry

Associated with
Cyrus the GreatA
Excavated at
BabylonAmedium confidence
Culture of origin
Achaemenid EmpireAmedium confidence

Provenance and history

  1. 539 BC

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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