cription ▁( , ▁, ▁in ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁b iling ual ▁Par th ian ▁and ▁Middle ▁Pers ian ▁text ▁cor pus ▁which ▁was ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁the ▁stone ▁blocks ▁of ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁Pa ik uli ▁tower ; ▁the ▁latter ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁Kur dist an ▁near ▁modern - day ▁B ark al ▁village , ▁Sul ay man iy ah ▁Governor ate , ▁Ira q ▁( ). ▁These ▁ins cribed ▁stone ▁blocks ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Sul ay man iy ah ▁Museum ; ▁the ▁field ▁only ▁contains ▁the ▁stones ▁that ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁tower . ▁It ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁victory , ▁and ▁tells ▁how ▁and ▁why ▁the ▁S as an ian ▁em peror ▁N arse h ▁( also ▁written ▁N ars es ) ▁ou sted ▁his ▁grand ne p hew ▁from ▁power . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 9 3 ▁N ars es ▁march ed ▁from ▁Armen ia ▁in ▁open ▁revol t ▁against ▁his ▁nep hew ▁with ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁al lies , ▁whose ▁names ▁are ▁recorded ▁on ▁the ▁Pa ik uli ▁ins cription . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁Pa ik uli ▁ins cription ▁of ▁N ars es ▁shows ▁that ▁As ur istan ▁( B ab yl onia ) ▁at ▁least ▁was ▁in ▁Pers ian ▁hands , ▁but ▁says ▁nothing ▁of ▁N is ib is ▁and ▁Sing ara . ▁ ▁The ▁fact ▁of ▁Am r ▁ibn ▁Ad i ' s ▁v ass al age