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Col. I.

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

1. . 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 [𐎹 𐎶 𐏓] 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎩 𐏓 𐎺 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓

1. . 𐎠 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐎣 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏓 𐏒 𐏒 𐏑 𐏓 𐎼 𐎢 𐎨 𐎲 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎰 𐎣 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓

1. . 𐎣 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎯 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷

1. . 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎥 𐎶 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎺 𐎢 𐎷 𐎡 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎨 𐎼 𐎫 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢

1 The division-wedge is written at the end of 1. 55. - The sign is written at the end of 1. 58.

by the grace of Auramazda did my army utterly overthrow that rebel host. On the fifteenth day of the month Anamaka the battle was fought by them.

§ XXX. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: The rebels assembled a second time against Vaumisa to give him battle. At a

54. a avada hamaranam akunava Auramazda[ma]iy upastam abara vasna Au-

55. ramazdaha kara hya mana avam karam t[yam] hamitriyam aja vasiy 56. Anamakahya mahya xv raucabis thakata aha avathasam hamaranam 57. kartam XXX. thatiy Darayavaus khsayathiya patiy duvitiyam ham 58. itriya hagamata paraita patis Vaumisam hamaranam cartanaiy Au-

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