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Col. I.

1. . 𐏓 𐏃 𐎽 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎮 𐎡 𐎫 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 𐏓 𐎧

1. . 𐏁 𐏂 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎥 𐎼 𐎲 𐎠 𐎹 𐎫 𐎠 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹

1. . 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐏂 [𐎡] 𐎴 𐏓 𐎲 𐎿 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠 𐎴 𐎹 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 [𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶] 𐎠

1. . 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏁 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎠 𐎩 𐎴 𐎶 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠

1. . 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎮 𐎡 𐎫 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎲 𐎢 𐎤 𐎭 𐎼 𐎨 𐎼 𐏓 𐎠 𐎥 [𐎢 𐎲 𐎫] 𐎠

The division-wedge is written at the beginning of 1. 80.

over unto that Nidintu-Bêl, (and) Babylonia rose in rebellion. He seized on the kingdom of Babylonia.

§ XVII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Then sent I (an army) into

Susiana; that Âtrina was brought unto me in fetters, (and)

I killed him.

§ XVIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Then did I march against

Babylon, against that Nidintu-Bêl, who was called Nebuchadnezzar. The army of Nidintu-Bêl held the Tigris;

80. haruva abiy avam Naditabiram asiyava Babirus hamitriya abava kh- 81. satram tya Babirauv hauv agarbayat^ XVII. thatiy Darayavaus khSaya- 82. thiya pasava adam fraisayam Uvajam hauv Atr[i]na basta anayata a[biy m]a- 83. m adamsim avajanam XVIII. thatiy Darayavaus khSayathiya pasava adam Ba 84. birum

asiyavam abiy avam Naditabiram hya Nabuk(u)dracara aga[ubat]a

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