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THE PERSIAN TEXT

Col. I.

  1. . 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎹 𐎠 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 [𐎶 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓] 𐎫 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃
  1. . 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 [𐎢 𐎼 𐎠 𐏓 𐎸 𐎢 𐎭 𐎼 𐎠 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼] 𐎰 𐎺 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎦 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎰
  1. . 𐎫 𐎦 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎿 𐎣 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 [𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏑 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡] 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠
  1. . 𐎶 𐏓 𐎨 𐎡 𐎨 𐎧 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓 𐎤 𐎢 𐎥 𐎴 𐎣 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 [𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎼 𐎭 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹] 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐏓
  1. . 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎢 𐎭 𐎱 𐎫 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 [𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓] 𐎡 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢

1 The beginning of the sign ^"yy" and the end of the sign)^T are preserved. 2 The name of Egypt is restored from the Susian version. 3 The first half of the sign is visible.

  • The division-wedge is written at the end of 1. 9.

these provinces revolted from me: Persia, Susiana, Media. Assyria, [Egypt], Parthia, Margiana, Sattagydia, and Scythia.

§ XXII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: A [certain] man named Martiya, the son of Cicikhrish, raised a rebellion [in a city in Persia] named Kuganakâ; this man revolted in Susiana,

6. sayathiya yata adam Babirauv aha[m ima dahyava] tya hacama ha- 7. mitriyu abava Parsa Uvaja Mada Ath[ura Mudraya Par]tbaa Margus Tha- 8. tagus Saka XXII. thatiy Darayavaus kh[sayathiya I martijya Martiya na- 9. ma Cicikhrais putra Kuganaka na[ma vardanam Parsaiy] avada adaraya 10. hauv udapatata Uvajaiy

karahya a[vatha athaha adam] Imanis amiy U-