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15. 𐎰 𐎢 𐎼 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎲 𐎠 𐎹 [𐏓] 𐎸 𐎢 𐎭 𐎼 𐎠 𐎹 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎼 𐎹 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎿 𐎱 𐎼 𐎭 𐏓 𐎹 𐎢 𐎴 [𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭] 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎷 𐎡 𐎴 𐏓 𐎣 𐎫
16. 𐎱 𐎬 𐎢 𐎣 𐏓 𐎱[1] 𐎼 𐎰 𐎺 𐏓 𐏀 𐎼 𐎣 𐏓 𐏃 𐎼 𐎡 𐎺 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎠 𐎼 𐏀 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎧 𐎫 𐎼 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 [𐎿 𐎢 𐎦] 𐎢 𐎭 𐏓 𐎥 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐎿
17. 𐎣 𐏓 𐎰 𐎫 𐎦 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏃 [𐎼] 𐎢 𐎺 𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎶 𐎣 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐏃 𐎼 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐏔𐏒𐏑 § VII. 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼
18. 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 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢
19. 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎶 [𐎴] 𐎠 𐏓 𐎲 𐎭 𐎣 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎪 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 𐎫 𐎠 [𐏓 𐎫 𐎹] 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐎶
Assyria, Arabia, Egypt, the (Islands) of the Sea, Sparda,[2] Ionia, [Media], Armenia, Cappadocia, Parthia, Drangiana, Aria, Chorasmia, Bactria, Sogdiana, Gandara, Scythia, Sattagydia, Arachosia and Maka; twenty-three lands in all.
§ VII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: These are the provinces which are subject unto me; by the grace of Auramazda they became subject unto me; they brought tribute unto me.
15. thurâ Arabâya Mudrâya tyaiy darayahyâ Sparda Yaun[â Mâda] Armina Kat- 16. patuka Parthava Zara(n)ka Haraiva Uvârazmiya Bâkhtriš [Sug]uda Ga(n)dâra Sa- 17. ka Thataguš Ha[ra]uvatiš Maka fraharvam dahyâva xxiii § VII. thâtiy Dâra- 18. yavauš khšâyathiya imâ dahyâva tyâ manâ pati[yâiša] vašnâ Au- 19. ramazdâha ma[n]â ba(n)dakâ âha(n)tâ manâ bâjim abara(n)tâ [tya]šâm hacâma
