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Col. I.

1. . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎲 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎡 𐎫 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐏂 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎹 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐎧 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠

1. . 𐏃 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎥 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎦 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎮 𐎡 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎲 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠

1. . 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎹 𐎿 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎠 𐎡 𐎱 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢

1. . 𐎺 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓

1. . 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐎧 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐏁 𐎨 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎥 𐎢

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belonged to our race from olden time. After that Gaumâta, the Magian, had dispossessed Cambyses of Persia and of Media, and of the other provinces, he did according to his will, he was (as) king.

§ XIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: There was no man, either Persian or Median or of our own race, who took the kingdom from Gaumâta, the Magian. The people feared

45. a Ka(m)bujiyam aita khsatram haca paruviyata amakham taumaya a- 46. ha pasava Gaumata hya Magus adina Ka(m)bujiyam uta Parsam uta 47. Madam uta aniya dahyava hauv ayasta uvaipasiyam akuta hau- 48. v khsayathiya abava XIII. thatiy Darayavaus khsayathiya naiy aha martiya 49. naiy Parsa naiy Mada naiy amakham taumaya kasciy hya avam Gau- 1

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