CENTER FOR IRANIAN STUDIES - کانون پژوهشهای ايران شناختی

FINDINGS OF THE CYRUS CYLINDER WORKSHOP

Lectures, with speakers Neil MacGregor, Irving Finkel, Matthew Stolper and John Curtis


24 June 2010
18.00 - 19.00


BP Lecture Theatre, The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG


An hour of lectures reporting on the discoveries and conclusions of a 2-day workshop.


Organised by
The British Museum
Supported by
Workshop and lectures jointly sponsored by the British Museum and the Iran Heritage Foundation.


Introduction


Two tablet fragments that duplicate the text of the cylinder and add important new information have been identified in the British Museum. In addition, recent work on the two Chinese 'cuneiform bones' which have usually been seen as forgeries has established that they are, on the contrary, ancient copies of an otherwise unknown fragmentary duplicate of the Cyrus inscription. After a closed two-day academic workshop about new discoveries concerning the Cyrus Cylinder, the British Museum and the Iran Heritage Foundation will present a public lecture reporting on the discoveries and conclusions of this workshop.


Venue
BP Lecture Theatre
The British Museum
Great Russell Street
London, WC1B 3DG
http://www.britishmuseum.org/


Tickets:
Free, no pre-booking required: however, as space is limited, seating will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.


Enquiries:
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Tel: +44 (0)20 7323 8315 +44 (0)20 7323 8315
Fax: +44 (0)20 7323 8489
Email: middleeast@britishmuseum.org