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THE EPIGRAPHS
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C. Inscription over the figure of Âtrina, the Susian Pretender.

01. 𐏓 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏂
02. 𐎡 𐎴 𐏓 𐎠 𐎯 𐎢
03. 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓
04. 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠
05. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠
06. 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧
07. 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰
08. 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢
09. 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢
10. 𐎺 𐎩 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓

D. Inscription over the figure of Nidintu-Bêl, the Babylonian Pretender.

1. 𐏓 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎮 𐎡 𐎫 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐏓
2. 𐎠 𐎯 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺
3. 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎲
4. 𐎢 𐎤 𐎢 𐎭 𐎼 𐎨 𐎼 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡
5. 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎲 𐎢 𐎴 𐎡 𐎫
6. 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧
7. 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎲
8. 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓
C. This Âtrina lied, saying: "I am king of Susiana."
D. This Nidintu-Bêl lied, saying: "I am Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Nabonidus; I am king of Babylon."

C. 1. iyam Âtr- 2. ina adu- 3. rujiya 4. avathâ 5. athaha a- 6. dam kh- 7. šâayath- 8. iya am- 9. iy U- 10. vajaiy.

D. 1. iyam Naditabira 2. adurujiya ava- 3. thâ athaha adam Nab- 4. ukudracara ami- 5. y hya Nabunaita- 6. hya putra adam kh- 7. šâyathiya amiy B- 8. âbirauv