Iran Invented Human Rights
Ever hear of the Cyrus Cylinder? Apparently, neither has AhmadiNejad. From the Iran Chamber Society:
The charter of Cyrus the Great, a baked-clay Aryan language (Old Persian) cuneiform cylinder, was discovered in 1878 in excavation of the site of Babylon. In it, Cyrus the Great described his human treatment of the inhabitants of Babylonia after its conquest by the Iranians.
And from Wikipedia’s page on Cyrus the Great:
Although the cylinder reflects a long tradition in Mesopotamia where, as early as the third millennium BC, kings such as Urukagina began their reigns with declarations of reforms, the cylinder of Cyrus is often referred to in modern times as the “first charter of human rights.” In 1971, the United Nations translated and published it into all of its official languages. The cylinder decrees the normal themes of Persian rule: religious tolerance, abolishment of slavery, freedom of choice of profession and expansion of the empire.
Ironic? I kid you not.
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4 Comments
Maryamie
August 17th, 2006
at 4:58pm
I am sorry. I’ve been spending way too much time on nonesense and dragging you all down with me. I hope you haven’t given up on me yet, because there are much other worthier causes to be angry about. Chris Pirillo writes about the Cyrus Cylinder and its discovery in Iran
Adrian Anders
August 18th, 2006
at 2:33pm
As ironic as the fact the United States see themselves as the defender of the human rights in the world ;).
Sparx
August 25th, 2006
at 11:37pm
Cyrus the Great was one of a long line of Zoarastrian Kings. He belonged to and advocated a religion that was based on very high ideals. Present-day Iran consists of many Islamists who are misinterpreting the teachings laid before them. The ideals of a Utopian sort of world will always be a distant dream for humankind until we as a species are ready to change, ready to compromise.
WikiPedia Link – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_The_Great
gideon
October 15th, 2008
at 6:17am
The cyrius king is not Zoarastrian, wiki is totally a liar. cyrius is monotheism, you can check all of the artefact theres not have a fire symbol at all. pity you just have an wiki reference only rather than a valid archeological research. get schooled man !