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- . 𐎢 𐏀 𐎶 𐎹 𐎠 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 [𐎹 𐏓] 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎶 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶
- . 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 [𐎭] 𐎡 𐎹 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 [𐎡] 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎰 𐎺 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎺 𐎼
- . 𐎣 𐎠 𐎴 𐏓 [𐏃 𐎷] 𐎡 [𐏂] 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 [𐎠 𐎲] 𐎺 𐏓 [𐏃 𐎨 𐎠] 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎺 𐎼 [𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎥] 𐎢 [𐎲] 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃
- . 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 [𐎱 𐎼 𐎰 𐎺 𐎡 𐎹] 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 [𐏓] 𐎠 [𐎺] 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐏃 𐎼 [𐎭 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷] 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 [𐎹] 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐎠 𐏓
1 The suggested restoration is certain ; traces of the signs ff- and y^yy are visible on the rock. 2 The restoration of the verb is certain ; traces of the signs yy| and {T, T," are still visible. 3 The traces of the sign following ^^ are probably those of ^|. There is room for one more sign in this word.
§ XXXIV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: This is what was done
by me in Media.
§ XXXV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: The Parthians and the Hyrcanians revolted from me, and they declared themselves on the side of Phraortes. My father Hystaspes was [in Parthia]; and the people forsook him, they became rebellious. Then Hystaspes [marched forth with the troops which] had remained faithful. At a
91. uzmayapatify] akunavam XXXIV. thatiy Darayava[u]s khsayathiya ima tya ma- 92. na kartam Ma[da]iy XXXV. thatiy DirayavauS khsayath[i]ya Parthava uta Var- 93. kana [ham]i[tr]iya [abajva [hacajma Fravar[tais aga]u[ba(n)ta V(i)staspa mana pita ha- 94. uv [Parthavaiy] aha a[va]m kara avaha[r . . ham]itri[ya] abava
pasava V(i)5taspa
