THE GENEALOGY OF DARIUS.
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10. 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏑 𐏓 𐎯 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐎱[1] 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 [𐏓 𐎺 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓] 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡
11. 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 § V. 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎺 [𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓] 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭
12. 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐏂 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 [𐏓 𐎳 𐎼] 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 § VI. 𐏓 𐎰
13. 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 [𐏓 𐎱 𐎫] 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎺 𐏁 𐎴
14. 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 [𐎠] 𐎭 𐎶 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 [𐏓 𐎲] 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠
before (me); I am the ninth. In two lines have we been kings.
§ V. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: By the grace of Auramazda am I king; Auramazda hath granted me the kingdom.
§ VI. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: These are the provinces which are subject unto me, and by the grace of Auramazda became I king of them:—Persia, Susiana, Babylonia,
10. khšâyathiya âha adam navama ix duvitâparnam [vayam] khšâyathi- 11. yâ amahy § V. thâtiy Dârayavauš khšâyathiya va[šnâ] Auramazd- 12. âha adam khšâyathiy aamiy Auramazdâ khšatram manâ [fr]âbara § VI. th- 13. âtiy Dârayavauš khšâyathiya imâ dahyâva tyâ manâ [pat]iyâiša vašn- 14. â Auramazdâha [a]damšâm khšâyathiya âham Pârsa Uvaja [B]âbiruš A-
- ↑ The reading 𐎱 in place of 𐎫 is certain both here and in Epigraph A.
