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Col. I.

20. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎱 𐎺 𐎠 𐏓 𐎼 𐎢 𐎨 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎺 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎹 𐎫 𐎠 § VIII. 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 [𐎭 𐎠 𐎼] 𐎹 𐎺

21. 𐎢 𐏁^[1] 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎫 𐎼 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎥 𐎼^[2] [......] 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢

22. 𐎲 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 𐎶 [𐏓] 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎡 𐎣 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎳 𐎼 𐎿 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎱 𐎼 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐏁 𐎴 [𐎠] 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠

23. 𐏃 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎹 𐏓 𐎹 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃

24. 𐎹 𐏓 [𐎠] 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎹 𐎫 𐎠 § IX. 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠

Whatsoever commands have been laid on them by me, by night or by day, have been performed by them.

§ VIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Within these lands, whosoever was a [friend], him have I surely protected; whosoever was hostile, him have I utterly destroyed. By the grace of Auramazda these lands have conformed to my decrees; even as it was commanded unto them by me, so was it done.

§ IX. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Auramazda hath granted unto me this empire. Auramazda brought me help, until I gained

20. athahya khšapavâ raucapativâ ava akunavyatâ § VIII. thâtiy [Dâr]ayava- 21. uš khšâyathiya a(n)tar imâ dahyâva martiya hya agar[. . . .] âha avam u- 22. bartam abaram hya araika âha avam ufrastam aparsam vašn[â] Auramazdâ- 23. ha imâ dahyâva tyanâ manâ dâtâ apariyâya yathâšâm hacâma athah- 24. ya [a]vathâ akunavyatâ § IX. thâtiy Dârayavauš khšâyathiya Auramazdâ-

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1. The signs 𐎢 𐏁 are written here, and not at the end of the preceding line.
2. Thus (and not âgatâ, nor dauštâ), with room for two characters following.