the Cyrus cylinder

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

No larger than a rugby ball, its brittle clay cracked and broken in parts, the Cyrus cylinder may seem unimpressive at first glance. But in 1879 on an expedition to Iraq, sponsored by the British Museum, it was unearthed by diggers and became one of the museum's most prized artefacts. What’s all the fuss about, why is the Cyrus cylinder important? http://econ.st/14PChaa