Cylinder of Cyrus the Great with text written in akkadian cuneiform. Clay. Conquest of Babylon and capture of King Nabonidus.

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Cylinder of Cyrus the Great with text written in akkadian cuneiform. Clay. Describes the conquest of Babylon in 539 BC and the capture of King Nabonidus by Cyrus the Great, king of Persia (559-530 BC). British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom.

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