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Col. I.

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

1. . 𐎨 𐎼 𐎫 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 (𐎼 𐎴) 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎶 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎱 𐎿 𐎫 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 [𐏓 𐎺 𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼] 𐎶

1. . 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎮 𐎡 𐎫 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎩 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎱 𐎡 (𐎹) 𐎠 𐏓 [𐎠] 𐏃 [𐎹 𐎫] 𐎠 [𐏓] 𐎠

1. . 𐎱 𐎡 𐏁 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 𐏓 𐎠 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐎣 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏒 𐏓 𐎼 𐎢 𐎨 𐎲 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎰 𐎣 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 [𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠](𐎤) 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠

1 The end of the sign is preserved. 3 The sign is much broken on the rock. 3 There is room for this restoration on the rock.

Then we joined battle. Auramazcla brought me help; [by the grace] of Auramazda did I utterly overthrow the host of Nidintu-Bêl. The enemy fled into the water; the water carried them away. On the second day of the month Anâmaka [we joined battle].

93. bira hya Nabuk(u)dracara agaubata aisa hada kara patis [mam liamaianajm 94. cartanaiy pasava hama[rana]m akuma Auramazdamaiy upastam aKira [VUMK'I Aurajma- 95. zdaha karam tyam Naditabirahya adam ajanam vasiy aniya api[y]a [aharatja a- 96. pisim parabara Anamakahj-a mahya n raucabis tliakata aha avatlni

hama[ranam akjuma

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