Present location: Room 52, British Museum, London.It dates from the 6th century BC and was discovered in the ruins of Babylon in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in 1879. It is currently in the possession of the British Museum, which sponsored the expedition that discovered the cylinder.Discovered: Babylon, Mesopotamia by HormuzdPresent location: Room 52, British Museum, London.Created: About 539–538 BCPeriod/culture: Achaemenid Empire