The Cyrus Cylinder: A Persian Perspective
By Shahrokh Razmjou
Abstract: Considers the Cyrus Cylinder, an Akkadian declaration on clay which praises Persia’s King Cyrus the Great, from a Persian point of view. Razmjou examines, amongst other topics, Babylon at the time of Cyrus’ arrival, Cyrus’ history in Persia, and his connections to locations such as Anshan and Pasargadae, then argues for the importance of the Cyrus Cylinder in light of this history.
Chapter in The Cyrus Cylinder: The Great Persian Edict from Babylon, edited by Irving L. Finkel, p104-125.
Published by I.B. Tauris & Co., 2013.