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- . 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎫 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎩 𐏓 𐎺 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎥 𐎼 𐎶 𐎱 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏃
- . 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏒 𐏒 𐏑 𐏓 𐎼 𐎢 𐎨 𐎲 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎰 𐎣 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺
- . 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎥 𐎼 𐎲 𐎠 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎡 𐎹 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶
- . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎵 𐎢 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠 𐎥 𐎼 𐎲 𐎠 𐎹 !! 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 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓
1 The numeral is ^, not ^. 3 The sign |yy is written at the beginning of 1. 50, not at the end of 1. 49.
overthrew the army of Vahyazdata. On the fifth day of the month Garmapada was the battle fought by them. And they seized that Vahyazdata, and the men who were his chief followers they also seized. XLIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Then did I crucify that
46. m karam tyam Vahyazdatahya aja vasiy Garmapadahya mah- 47. y3. v raucabis thakata aha avathasam hamaranam kartam uta ava- 48. m Vahyazdatam agarbaya uta martiya tyaisaiy fratam- 49. a anusiya aha(n)ta agarbaya XLIII. thatiy Darayavaus khs- 50. ayathiya pasava adam avam Vahyazdatam uta martiya