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Col. I.

1. . 𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐏂 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼

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

1. . 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎱 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏁 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎥 𐎠 𐎰

1. . 𐎺 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎠 𐎿 𐎫 𐎠 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎹 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎽 𐎢 𐎺 𐎶 𐎨 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎹 𐎭 𐎴

1. . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎥 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎦 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎻 𐎡 𐎹 𐎣 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏂 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡

The reading ^y is certain.

Auramazda I became king; Auramazda granted me the kingdom.

§XIV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: The kingdom that had been wrested from our line I brought back (and) I established it in its place as it was of old. The temples which Gaumâta, the Magian, had destroyed I restored for the people,

60. sna Auramazdaha adam khsayathiya abavam Auramazda khsatram mana fr- 61. abara XIV. thatiy Darayavaus khsayathiya khsatram tya haca amakham ta- 62. umaya parabartam aha ava adam patipadam akunavam adamsim gath- 63. va avastayam yatha paruvamciy avatha adam akunavam ayadan- 64. a tya Gaumata hya Magus viyaka adam niyatrarayam karahya abi-

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