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Col. I.

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

1. . 𐎭 𐎣 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎷 𐎡 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓

1. . 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎥 𐎢 𐎲 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎩 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎺 𐎢 𐎷 𐎡 𐎿 𐏓 𐎠

1. . 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐏓 𐎹 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎷 𐎡 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 [𐏂 𐎡 𐎹] 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎥 𐎶 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱

1. . 𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎺 𐎢 𐎷 𐎡 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎨 𐎼 𐎫 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎡 𐏀 𐎾 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐎢 𐎼 𐎠 𐎹

1 The first and last signs in the name are visible, and there is room for two signs in the break in the middle of the word. The word is conjecturally restored from the Susian version, in which the name of the place is given as Izzitu.

§ XXIX. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: A Persian named Vaumisa, my servant, I sent into Armenia, and I said unto him: " Go, smite the host which is in revolt and doth not acknowledge

me." Then Vaumisa went forth. When he was come into Armenia, the rebels assembled and advanced against Vaumisa to give him battle. At a place in Assyria named I[zat]â they joined battle. Auramazda brought me help;

49. dam XXIX. thatiy Darayavau khsayathiya [pasava] Vaumisa nama Parsa mana ba(n) 50. daka avam adam fraisayam Arminam avathasaiy athaham paraidiy kara 51. hya hamitriya mana naiy gaubataiy avam jadiy pasava Vaumisa a- 52. siyava yatha Arminam pararasa pasava hami[triy]a hagamata paraita pa-

53. tis Vaumisam hamaranam cartanaiy I[zat]a nama dahyaus Athuray-

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