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![]() The Cyrus Cylinder is truly an object of world heritage, produced for a Persian king and seen and studied for over 130 years in the British Museum. It was first found in Babylon, which is now in modern Iraq, in 1879 during a British Museum excavation, and has been on display at the British Museum ever since. It is often referred to as the first bill of human rights since it appears to encourage freedom of worship throughout the Persian Empire and to allow deported people to return to their homelands. ![]() The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform (cuneiform is the earliest form of writing) on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559–530 BC) after he captured Babylon in 539 BC. The Cyrus Cylinder is among the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. ![]() ![]() The tour is supported by the Iran Heritage Foundation. The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning will be on display at the MFAH from May 3 to June 16, 2013. Houston-April 4, 2013-The Cyrus Cylinder, one of the British Museum’s most iconic objects, is travelling to five major museum venues in the United States, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. ![]() First declaration of human rights to tour five museum venues, including Houston ![]()
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