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Col. I.

  1. . 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎷 𐎡 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐏓
  1. . 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 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶
  1. . 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎩 𐏓 𐎺 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎰 𐎢 𐎼 𐎺 𐎠 𐏃 𐎼 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏃
  1. . 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎺 𐎢 𐎷 𐎡 𐎿
  1. . 𐏓 𐎨 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐎴 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎷 𐎡 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 (𐎡)[𐎹] 𐏓 𐎹 𐎠 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶

1 The reading of the sign >-^^ at the beginning of the word is quite certain. 8 There appears to be room on the rock for two additional signs at the end of the word. It is probable that we should restore the two signs "y|" T ^>-, which would give the locative form Arminiyaiy.

place in Armenia named Autiyara they joined battle.

Auramazda brought me help; by the grace of Auramazda did my army utterly overthrow that rebel host. At the end of the month Thuravâhara the battle was fought by them. Then Vaumisa waited for me in Armenia, until I came into Media.

59. tiyara nama dabyaus Arminiyaiy avada liamaranam akunava 60. Auramazdamaiy upastam abara vasna Auramazdaha kara hya ma- 61. im avam karam tyam hamitriyam aja vasiy 'I'huravaliarahya mah 62. ya jiyamanam patiy avathasam hamaranam kartam pasava Vaumisa 63. cita mam amanaya Arminiya[iy] yata adam arasam Madam