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Col. I.

1. . 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎲 𐎭 𐎣 𐏓 𐏃 𐎼 𐎢 𐎺 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐏂 𐎱 𐎠 𐎺 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺

1. . 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏑 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎰 𐎡 𐏁 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠

1. . 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎻 𐎡 𐎺 𐎠 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎩 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹

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

1. . 𐎺 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎫 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎻 𐎡 𐎺 𐎠 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎨 𐎼 𐎫 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎣

1. . 𐎠 𐎱 𐎡 𐏁 𐎣 𐎠 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎮 𐎡 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎶 𐎡

named Vivana, my servant, the governor in Arachosia. He appointed a certain man to be their leader, and thus he spake unto him, saying: " Go, smite Vivana and the host which acknowledgeth king Darius! " Then that army which Vahyazdata had sent marched against Vivana to give him battle. At a fortress named Kapishakanish they fought the battle. Auramazda brought me help. By the

56. nama Parsa mana ba(n)daka Harauvatiya khsatrapava abiy ava- 57. m utasam i martiyam mathistam akunaus avathaMm a- 58. thaha paraita Vivanam jata uta avam karam hya Daraya- 59. vahauS khsayathiyahya gaubataiy pasava hauv kara aiya- 60. va tyam Vahyazdata fraiSaya abiy Vivanam hamaranam cartanaiy K61. apiSakaniS nama dida avada hamaranam akunava Auramazdamai-

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