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Col. I.

  1. . 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎺 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎩 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎯 𐎢 𐎣 [𐎴 𐎡] 𐏁 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏔 𐏒 𐏒 𐏑 𐏓 𐎼
  1. . 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 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧
  1. . 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎺 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐏃 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐎲 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎿 𐎲 𐎠 𐎼 𐎡 𐎲 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎸 𐎢 𐎰 𐏓 𐎼
  1. . 𐎥 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎱 𐎼 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳

1 The division-wedge is written at the beginning of 1. 69. 2 The slight traces of this sign are very uncertain. 3 Of "y|~ the two lower wedges (Yf) are visible. 4 The numeral is ^?T n l Sm- ' The reading avapara. in place of avada is certain.

host of Phraortes. On the twenty-fifth day of the month Adukani we fought the battle.

§ XXXII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Thereupon that Phraortes fled thence with a few horsemen to a district in Media named Raga. Then did I send the army against them.

69. tyam Fravartais adam ajanam vasiy Aduka[ni]sahya mahya xxv ra- 7O. ucabis thakata aha avatlia hamaranam akuma XXXII. thatiy Darayavaus kh- 71. sayatliiya pasava hauv L'ravartiS hada kamnaibis asabarihis amutha Ra- 72. ga nama dahyaus Madaiy avapara asiyava pasava adam karam f-