In the second century B.C.E., about the time the Dead Sea Scroll of Isaiah was copied, the Parthians took control of Babylon, which was then viewed as a prize over which surrounding nations fought.
कुस्रू के अधिकार में आने के बाद, बाबुल की बस्ती — हालाँकि छोटी — सदियों तक बसी रही ।