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The Cyrus Cylinder, dating from 539 BC. This document is a propaganda one of Cyrus II in order to show his legitimacy to rule in Babylonia.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
kabir, k. e. (2012, April 26). Cyrus Cylinder. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/216/cyrus-cylinder/
Chicago Style
kabir, kourosh e. "Cyrus Cylinder." World History Encyclopedia, April 26, 2012. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/216/cyrus-cylinder/.
MLA Style
kabir, kourosh e. "Cyrus Cylinder." World History Encyclopedia, 26 Apr 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/216/cyrus-cylinder/.
