居鲁士文书

居鲁士文书（波斯语：منشور کوروش‎）又译居鲁士圆柱或居鲁士铭筒，是古代的一个泥制圆筒，现已破裂为几件碎片，以居鲁士大帝的名义由古代阿卡德语楔形文字所写成^[1]，在美索不达米亚的巴比伦遗迹中出土，现存于大英博物馆。它写成的年代约为公元前6世纪。

据居鲁士文书所载，在波斯攻陷巴比伦后，居鲁士大帝宣布释放所有奴隶回乡。因此，圣经学者一般认为它是居鲁士大帝在巴比伦之囚后让犹太人重返应许之地政策的证据。居鲁士圆柱亦被视为世界上最早的人权宣言^[2]，尽管此看法被大英博物馆与部分西亚古代史学者所否定。

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注释

^ Kuhrt (2007), p. 70, 72
^ 人權的背景 - 中華國際人權促進會. [2013-04-19]. （原始内容存档于2013-04-04）.

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外部链接

[Kuhrt-2007a-1] Kuhrt (2007), p. 70, 72

[2] 人權的背景 - 中華國際人權促進會. [2013-04-19]. （原始内容存档于2013-04-04）.

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