This tablet is written in cuneiform inscription and refers to the defeat of the Seleucid king Demetrius II Nicator by the Parthian ruler Mithradates I in 141 BCE. The Parthian ruler is referred to as Arshaka. The text also refers to market prices and political events during the year, making it a useful record for historians and archaeologists alike. From Babylon, Mesopotamia, Iraq. Circa 141 BCE. (The British Museum, London)
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