Col. I.
- . 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎰 𐎺 𐎡 𐎹 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢
- . 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎦 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐎶 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎺
- . 𐏓 𐏑 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎼 𐎥 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎰 𐎡 𐏁 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠
- . 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎭 𐎼 𐏁 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎲 𐎭 𐎣 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎧 𐎫 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹
- . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐏂 𐎱 𐎠 𐎺 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺
1 The second sign of the word is J^t, not ^~, and the fourth sign is ^7. not JiTTl. Thus the word hasitiya as a synonym for hamitriya, " rebellious," does not exist in Old Persian. There is no doubt as to the reading of the signs upon the rock. 2 The sign is ||, not Jifff.
XXXVIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: The province named Margiana revolted against me. A certain Margian named Frada they made their leader. Then sent I against him a Persian named Dadarshish, my servant, who was governor of Bactria, and I said unto him: "Go, smite that host
10. na abava ima tya mana kartam Parthavaiy XXXVIII. thatiy Darayavau11. s khsayathiya Margus nama dahyaus hauvmaiy hamitriya abava 12. i martiya Frada nama Margava avam mathistam akunavata pasa- 13. va adam fraisayam Dadarsis nama Parsa mana ba(n)daka Bakhtriy- 14. a khsatrapava abiy avam avathasaiy athaham paraidiy ava-
