I am Cyrus, king of the world, great king, mighty king, king of Babylon, king of the land of Summer and Akkad, king if the four quartes, son of Cambyses, great king of Anshan, grand son of Cyrus, great king, king of Anshan, descendant of teispes, great king, king of anshan, progeny of an unending royal line, whose rule Bel and Nabu cherish, whose kingship they desire for their hearts' pleasure. When I, well-disposed, entered Babylon, I set up the seat of domination in the royal palace amidst jubilation and rejoicing. Marduk the great god caused the big-hearted inhabitants of Babylon to … me. I sought daily to worship him. My numerous troops moved sbout undisturbed in the midst of Babylon. I did not alow any to terrorise the land of Sumer and Akkad. I kept in view the needs of Babylon and all its sanctuaries to promote their well-being. The citizens of Babylon. I lifted Their unbecoming yoke. Their dilapidated dwellings I restored. I put an end to their misfortunes. At my deeds Marduk, the great lord, rejoiced, and to me, Cyrus, the king who worshipped him, and to Cambyses, my son, the offspring of (my) lions, and to all my troops he graciously gave his blessing and in good spirits before him we glorified exceedingly his high divinity. All the kings who sat in throne rooms, throughout the four quarters, from the Upper to the Lower Sea, those who dwelt in …, all the kings of the West Country who dwelt in tens, brought me their heavy tribute and kissed my feet in Babylon. From … to the cities of Ashur and Susa, Agade, Eshnuna, the cities of Zambans, Meturnu, Der as far as the region of the land of Gutium, the holy cities beyond the tigris whose sanctuaries had been in ruins over a long period, the gods whose abode is in the midst of them, I returned to their places and housed them in lasting abodes. I gathered together all their inhabitants and restored (to them) their dwellings. The gods of Summer and Akkad whom nabonidus had, to the anger of the lord of the gods, brought in to Babylon, I, at the bidding of Marduk, the great lord made to dwell in peace in their habitations, delightful abodes, May all the gods whom I have placed within their sanctuaries addres a daily prayer in may favour before Bel and Nabu, that my days may be long, and maythey say to Marduk my lord. "May Cyrus the king who reveres thee and Cambyses his son …".

(Babak Khorramshahi)

Cylinder of Cyrus from R.M.Ghiasabadi