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Col. I.

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

1 P'rom the traces which exist the form aniyaha is more probable tlian aniya. 3 The traces of the sign are possibly those of TT*"

' The sign is quite clearly ^f > an d not tf > on ^e rock.

by the grace of Auramazda have I always acted. Auramazda brought me help, and the other gods, (all) that there are. LXIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: On this account Auramazda brought me help, and the other gods, (all) that there are, because I was not wicked, nor was I a liar, nor was I a

GO. hamahyaya tharcla [vasn]a Auramazdaha akunavam Auramnzclamaiy upas61. tarn abara uta an[iyaha bajgaha tyaiy ha(n)tiy l.XIII. thatiy Darayavau62. s khSayalhiya avah[ya]ra[diy] Auramazda upastam abara uta ani- 63. yaha bagaha tyai[y ha(n)tiy yath]i naiy arai[ka] aliam naiy draujana aliam na- 64. iy zurakara aham [naiy a]da[m najimaiy tauma upariy arstam upatiy