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Col. I.

1. . 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 𐎴 𐎡 𐎩 𐎠 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓

1. . 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎹 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐎤 𐎢 𐎯 𐎽 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓

1. . 𐎺 𐎼 𐎭 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎺 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠

1. . 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 𐎨 𐎼 𐎫 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴

1. . 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 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶

1 Sic.

§ XXXI. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Then I went forth from Babylon and came into Media. When I was come into Media that Phraortes, who called himself king in Media, came against me unto a city in Media named Kundurush to offer battle. Then we joined battle. Auramazda brought me help; by the grace of Auramazda did I utterly overthrow the

64. XXXI. thatiy Darayavans khsiiyathiya pasava adam nijayam haca 65. Babiraus asiyavam Madam yatha Madam pararasam Ku(n)d(u)nis nama 66. vardanam Madaiy avada hauv Fravartis hya Madaiy khsayathiya a- 67. gaubata aisa had[a] kara pat is mam hamaranam cartanaiy pasava hamarana- 68. m akuma Auramazdamaiy

upastam abara vasna Auramazdaha karain

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