The Cyrus Cylinder, 539 BC The First Human Rights Document?
June 12, 2026
Search the Record
IndexedEvery word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Historys Who Yesterdays Nation Episodes Around June 12, 2026
See what was published immediately before and after this episode.
Now PlayingThe Cyrus Cylinder, 539 BC The First Human Rights Document?
YouTube Description
as posted by the channelIn 539 BC, Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and then issued a declaration. The Cyrus Cylinder, inscribed in Akkadian cuneiform, announced freedom of worship and the return of displaced peoples to their homelands. Some call it the world's first human rights charter.
📜 Primary source: The Cyrus Cylinder (539 BC, Achaemenid Persia)
#CyrusCylinder #AncientPersia #HumanRights #PrimarySource #HWYNHistory
Guests & Subjects Covered
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.