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Col. I.

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

army; he delivered battle against the Susians. Then Gobryas destroyed [many of the host], and . . . ., and that [ . . . jmamita, (their) leader, he captured, (and) he brought (him) unto me, and I slew him. Then the province [became mine]. LXXII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Then were the Susians

9. navam pa[sava hauv Gaujbaruva [hada kar]a asiyava 10. Uvajam [hamaranam a]kuna[us hada] Uvajaiyibis pas- 11. ava G[aubar]uva [ . . . . av]aja uta daiy marda 12. uta [avani . . mamitam] math[istam] agarbaya anaya abi- 13. y ma[m utasijm ad [am avajjanam pasava dahya- 14. us [mana abava] LXXII. that[iy Dajrayavaus khsayathi- 15. ya a[dakaiy Uvaj]iy;l [atarsa] uta[s]am Aurama16. zda [mana dastaya] a[kunaus] ayadaiy vasna A-