Cyrus Charter
539 BC · Ancient World
The Cyrus Charter, or Cyrus Cylinder, holds a written declaration in Akkadian cuneiform script in the name of Persia's Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great. It was created following the Persian conquest of Babylon in 539 BC, when the Neo-Babylonian Empire was invaded by Cyrus and incorporated into his Persian Empire.
Key Figures
Cyrus the GreatNabonidus
Locations
BabylonPasargadaeBritish Museum
Topics
persiakingancient historybabylonlaw
Connected Events — 2 Connections
Cyrus the Great conquest of Babylon in 539 BCE expanding the Achaemenid Empire directly produced the Cyrus Cylinder declaration Foundation of the Achaemenid Empire
Cyrus Cylinder authorized return of exiled peoples and restoration of temples reversing Nebuchadnezzar deportation policies including the Babylonian Exile Nebuchadnezzar Destroys Jerusalem and the First Temple
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