Col. I.
- . 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐎢 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 [𐎲 𐎡 𐎹] 𐎠 𐏓 𐎢 𐎳 𐎼 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎮 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎿 𐎠 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼
- . 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎬 𐎢 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎱 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎮 𐎡 𐎱 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎡 𐎴 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹
- . 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐎱 𐎡 𐎰 𐎶 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎡 𐎺 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎣 𐎼 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎻 𐎡 𐎣 𐎴 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎹 𐎠 𐎺 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭
- . 𐎰 𐎿 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐎮 𐎡 (𐏁) [𐏓] 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎲 𐎼 𐎠 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎹
1 The word that is wanting was perhaps some form of the verb ah, " to be."
This sign is nearly erased from the rock and its reading is not certain. 3 Read ba here and not ka. Cf. II. 74 and 78. L
hereafter, whosoever shall be a liar or a rebel (?), or shall not be friendly, him do thou destroy! LXV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Thou who shall hereafter see this tablet, which I have written, or these sculptures, destroy them not, (but) preserve them so long as thou livest! LXVI. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: If thou shalt behold this
69. iy avaiy ma dausta [ . . .]a ufrastadiy parsa LXV. thatiy Dara- 70. yavaus khsayaihiya [tujvain ka hya aparam imam dipim vainahy ty- 71. am adam niyapi[sa]m [ijmaiva patikara matya visanahy yava da(?)- 72. tas(?) ahy avathasta par[iba]ra LXVI. thatiy Darayavaus khsayathiya ya
