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THE PERSIAN TEXT

Col. I.

  1. . 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 [𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹] 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏑 𐎴 𐎡 𐎮 𐎡 𐎫 𐎲 𐎡 𐎼 𐏓 𐎴
  1. . 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎹 [𐏓] 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎯 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓
  1. . 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎲 𐎢 𐎤 𐎢 𐎭 𐎼 [𐎨 𐎼 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹] 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎲 𐎢 𐎴 𐎡 𐎫 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓
  1. . 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐎶 [𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡] 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏑 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠
  1. . 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 [𐎠](𐎯)[𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪] 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡
  1. . 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 𐎡 [𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹] 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹

1 The sign yyy is written here and not at the end of 1. 12. 3 A natural break occurs here on the rock.

Susiana to revolt. Another was named Nidintu-Bel, the Babylonian; he lied, saying, " I am Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Nabonidus." He made Babylon to revolt. Another was named Martiya, the Persian; he lied, saying, " I am Ummannish, the king of Susiana." He made Susiana to

12. hauv Uvajam ha[mitriya]m akunaus [ma]na [i Najditabira n- 13. ama Babiruviya hauv adurujiya avatha athaha 14. adam Nabukudrafcara ainiy] hya Nabunitahya putra 15. hauv Babirum [hamijtiiyam akunaus I Martiya na 16. ma Parsa hauv [adju[ruj]iya avatha athaha adam Imani- 17. s ainiy Uvajai[y khsa)a]thiya hauv Uvajam hamitriya