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THE PERSIAN TEXT

Col. I.

  1. . 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 [𐎹] 𐎶 𐏓 𐎩 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 [𐎥] 𐎢 𐎲 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 [𐎻] 𐎡 𐎭 [𐎳 𐎼 𐎴] 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼
  1. . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎶 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎱 𐎿 𐎫 [𐎠 𐎶] 𐏓 𐎠 [𐎲 𐎼] 𐏓 𐎺 𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀
  1. . 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎻 𐎡 𐎭 [𐎳 𐎼] 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 [𐎹] 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎩 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 [𐎲 𐎿 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎴 𐎹 𐏓 𐎺 𐎼 𐎣 𐏀 𐎴 𐏃 𐎹] 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏔 𐏒 𐏓 𐎼 /𐎢 𐎨 𐎲 𐎡 𐏁

1 The division-wedge is written at the beginning of 1. 86, and the word T ^>- ^y^y does not occur here upon the rock. 3 The reading Babiruviyam, in place of Babirauv. is certain. 3 The sign yyy at the end of the name is certain; cf. 11. 84 and 88. 1 The preposition abiy does not occur on the rock before Babimm. 6 A natural break occurs in the surface of the rock between the signs ( and yyy. 6 The signs Js( yyy at the end of the name are certain; see above, 11. 84 and 86. 7 There is room for about fourteen or fifteen signs in the gap.

(saying): "Go, smite that Babylonian host which doth not acknowledge me! " Then Vindafrana marched with the army unto Babylon. Auramazda brought me help. By the grace of Auramazda Vindafrana overthrew the Babylonians and [brought over (?) the people unto me]. On the twenty

86. Babiruvi[ya]m jata hya mana naiy [gajubataiy pasava [V]i(n)da[fran]a hada kar87. a asiyava abiy Babirum Auramazdamaiy upast[am] a[bara] vasna Auramaz88. daha Vi(n)da[fra]na Babiruvi[y]a aja uta [] mahya xxn ra