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THE PERSIAN TEXT

Col. I.

  1. . 𐎶 𐎠 𐎼 𐎥 𐎺 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
  1. . 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 [𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼] 𐎥 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎦 𐎢 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡
  1. . 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 [𐏓 𐏑 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹] 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎫 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠
  1. . 𐎯 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 [𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃] 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎲 𐎼 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎤 𐎢
  1. . 𐎼 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓 𐏃 [𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼] 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 𐏑 𐎠 𐎼
  1. . 𐎧 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎷 𐎡 𐎴 [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 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎲
  1. . 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 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎽 𐎢 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷

1 The engraver has left blank a space of one character at the beginning of the line. 2 The sign ^"|y~ is written at the beginning of this line.

king of Margiana." He made Margiana to revolt. Another was named Vahyazdata, a Persian; he lied, saying, " I am Smerdis, the son of Cyrus." He made Persia to revolt. Another was named Arakha, an Armenian; he lied, saying, " I am Neduchadnezzar, the son of Nabonidus." He made Babylon to revolt.

24. Margava hauv a[d]u[r]ujiya avatha athaha adani 25. khSciyathiya a[miy Marjgauv hauv Margum hamitri- 26. yam akunaus [i Vah)a]zdata nama Parsa hauv a27. durujiya ava[tha athaha] adam Bardiya amiy hya Ku- 28. raus putra ha[uv Parjsam hamitriyam akunaus I Ara- 29. kha nama Arminfiya hauv] adurujiya avatha athaha adam Nab- 30. ukudracara amiy [hya Nabu]nitahya putra hauv Babirum ham