Interesting Fact - Human Rights
The Cyrus Cylinder, a 2,500-year-old clay cylinder covered with cuneiform lettering is thought to be the world's first declaration of human rights.
(The cylinder is from Persia, now known as Iran, and was ordered by the Persian king Cyrus following the conquest of Babylon. In Babylonian. It states how every man, woman and child should be free to practise their culture and religion.)
(The cylinder is from Persia, now known as Iran, and was ordered by the Persian king Cyrus following the conquest of Babylon. In Babylonian. It states how every man, woman and child should be free to practise their culture and religion.)
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