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EPIGRAPHS.
A. Inscription over the figure of Darius.
1. § I. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎺 𐏀 𐎼 𐎣 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹
2. 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁
3. 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎢 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓
4. 𐎠 𐎼 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎱 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎧 𐎠 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 § II. 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼
5. 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏓 𐎻
A. § I. I am Darius, the great king, the king of kings, king of Persia, king of the provinces, the son of Hystaspes, the grandson of Arsames, the Achaemenian.
§ II. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: My father is Hystaspes; the
A. 1. § I. adam Dârayavauš khšâyathiya vazraka khšâya- 2. thiya khšâyathiyânâm khšâyathiya Pârsaiy khš- 3. âyathiya dahyunâm V(i)štâspahyâ putra 4. Aršâmahyâ napâ Hakhâmanišiya § II. thâtiy Dâra- 5. yavauš khšâyathiya manâ pitâ V(i)štâspa V(i)-
