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title: Tablet Describing Parthian Conquest of Babylonia
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4836/tablet-describing-parthian-conquest-of-babylonia/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tablet Describing Parthian Conquest of Babylonia

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Tablet Describing Parthian Conquest of Babylonia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4836.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4836.jpg)

## Image Caption

This tablet is written in [cuneiform](https://www.worldhistory.org/cuneiform/) inscription and refers to the defeat of the [Seleucid](https://www.worldhistory.org/Seleucid_Empire/) king Demetrius II Nicator by the Parthian ruler [Mithradates](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/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](https://www.worldhistory.org/babylon/), [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Circa 141 BCE. (The British Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 07). Tablet Describing Parthian Conquest of Babylonia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4836/tablet-describing-parthian-conquest-of-babylonia/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Tablet Describing Parthian Conquest of Babylonia." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4836/tablet-describing-parthian-conquest-of-babylonia/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Tablet Describing Parthian Conquest of Babylonia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4836/tablet-describing-parthian-conquest-of-babylonia/>.

## License & Copyright

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