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Col. I.

Column III.

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 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼

1. . 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓 𐎼 𐎥 𐎠

1. . 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎹 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐎶

1. . 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏓 𐎠 𐎹 𐎿 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐏓 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎥 𐎼 𐎲

1. . 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎼 𐎭 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎰 𐎺 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏃 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓

1 The third sign of the word is rather worn; it is possibly ^"yy", not

Column III.

§ XXXVI. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Then did I send a Persian army unto Hystaspes from Raga. When that army reached Hystaspes, he marched forth with the host. At a city in Parthia named Patigrabana he gave battle to the rebels.

COL. III., 1. XXXVI. thatiy Darayavaus khsayathiya pasava adarn kara- 2. m Parsam fraisayam abiy V(i)staspam haca Raga- 3. ya yatha hauv kara pararasa abiy V(i)staspam 4. pasava V(i)staspa ayasta avam karam asiyava Patigraba- 5. na nama vardanam Parthavaiy avada hamaranam akunaus hada

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