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Col. I.

COLUMN IV.

1. . 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

1. . 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 [𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐎢] 𐎺 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭

1. . 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 [𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡] 𐎹 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴

1. . 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 [𐎶 𐏀 𐎭] 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎰 𐎼

1. . 𐎭 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎹 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎧 [𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹] 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐏓 𐏒 𐏒 𐏒 𐏒 𐏑 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴

1 A natural break occurs on the rock after ft. 2 A natural break occurs on the rock after "Jlf. 3 The reading kh[$dyathiya] abavam, in place of khsayathiya hamitriya abava adam, is certain.

COLUMN IV. LI. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: This is what was done by me in Babylon. LI I. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: This is what I have done; by the grace of Auramazda have I always acted. After I became king, I fought nineteen battles, (and) by the grace

Col IV., 1. LI. thatiy Daraya[vaus] khsayathiya ima t- 2. ya mana kartani [Babiraujv LII. thatiy D 3. arayavaus khs[ayathi]ya ima tya adam akuna4. vam vasna Aura[mazdaha] aha hamahyaya thar- 5. da pasava yatha kh[sayathiya] abavam xix hamaran

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