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Col. I.

1. . 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 [𐎻 𐎰 𐎠 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺] 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠

1. . 𐎲 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎺 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 [𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹] 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎡 𐎹 !! 𐏓

1. . 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎢 [𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶] 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎱 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠

1. . 𐏃 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎣 𐎶 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 [𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎻 𐎡] 𐎭 𐎼 𐎴 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴

1. . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎲 𐎭 𐎣 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎰 𐎡 𐏁 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 [𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰] 𐏃 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣

"[I am Khshathrita], of the family of Cyaxares." Then did the Medians who [were in the palace] revolt from me and go over unto that Phraortes; he became [king] in Media.

§ XXV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: The Persian and Median army, which was with me, was small. Then sent I forth the army. A Persian named Hydarnes, my servant, I made their leader, and I said unto him: "Go, smite that

16. ya taumaya pasava kara Mada hya [v(i)thapatiy aha] hacama hamitriya a- 17. bava abiy avam Fravartim asiyava hauv [khsayathiya] abava Madaiy XXV. 18. thatiy Darayavaus khsayathiya kara Parsa u[ta Mjada hya upa mam a- 19. ha hauv kamnam aha pasava adam karam fraisa[yam Vijdarna nama Parsa man- 20. a ba(n)daka avam-

sam mathistam akunavam avathas[am alhajham paraita avam k-

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