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Col. I.

1. . 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎦 𐎢 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐏂 𐎶 𐏓 𐎮 𐎡 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎨 𐎧 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏁 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐎼 𐏁 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠

1. . 𐎫 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎠 𐎩 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎲 𐎼 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎠 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹 𐎼

1. . 𐎠 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎠 𐎩 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐎿 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎲 𐎼 𐎮

1. . 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎤 𐎢 𐎼 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓 𐎣 𐏁 𐎨 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎼 𐏁 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎨 𐎡 𐏁 𐎨 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎰 𐎿 𐎫 𐎴

1. . 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎥 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎦 𐎢 𐎶 𐏓 𐎹 𐎠 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼

him exceedingly, (for) he slew many who had known

the former Smerdis. For this reason did he slay them, "That they may not know that I am not Smerdis, the son of Cyrus." There was none who dared say aught against Gaumâta, the Magian, until I came. Then I

prayed to Auramazda; Auramazda brought me help. On

50. matam tyam Magum khsatram ditam cakhriya karasim haca darsama a- 51. tarsa karam vasiy avajaniya hya paranam Bardiyam adana avahyar- 52. adiy karam avajaniya matyamam khsnasatiy tya adam naiy Bard- 53. iya amiy hya Kuraus putra kasciy naiy adarsnaus ciSciy thastana- 54. iy pariy Gaumatam

tyam Magum yata adam arasam jjasava adam Aura-

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