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  1. . 𐎺 𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 [𐏓 𐏃] 𐎶 [𐏃] 𐎹 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎰 𐎼 𐎭 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎬 𐎢 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹
  1. . 𐏓 𐎠 𐎱 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎮 𐎡 𐎱 𐎡 [𐎶] 𐏓 𐎱 𐎫 𐎡 𐎱 𐎼 𐎿 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎼 𐎴 𐎺 𐎫 𐎠 𐎶
  1. . 𐏓 𐎰 𐎢 𐎺 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎼 [𐎢 𐎥] 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠
  1. . 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 [𐎼] 𐎥 𐎶 𐏓 [𐎺] 𐎼 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎹 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎯 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢

1 There is possibly room for one more character in the gap. 2 There is room for four or five characters in this gap. K

by the grace of Auramazda have I always acted. Whosoever shall read this inscription hereafter, let that which I have clone be believed; thou shall not hold it to be lies. LVII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: I call Auramazda to witness that it is true (and) not lies; all of it have I done.

41. vasna Auramazdaha [ha]ma[h]yaya tharcla akunavam tuvam ka hya 42. aparani imam dipifm] patiparsahy tya manak artam varnavatam 43. thuvam niatya [durujjiyahy LVII. thatiy Darayavaus khsa- 44. yathiya Auramazd[a]rtaiyiya yatha ima haiyam naiy duru