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6. 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡
7. 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐎴 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐎴 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓
8. 𐎨 𐎡 𐏁 𐎱 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎨 𐎡 𐏁 𐎱 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎧 𐎠 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 § III. 𐏓
9. 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹
10. 𐎼 𐎠 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎺 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎧 𐎠 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎰 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠
11. 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎹 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠 [𐎶] 𐎠 𐎫 𐎠
12. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎹 𐎫 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠
13. 𐎧 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 § IV. 𐎰 𐎠
father of Hystaspes was Arsames; the father of Arsames was Ariyaramnes; the father of Ariyaramnes was Teispes; the father of Teispes was Achaemenes.
§ III. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: On that account are we called Achaemenians; from antiquity are we descended; from antiquity hath our race been kings.
6. štâspahyâ pitâ Aršâma Aršâmahyâ pi- 7. tâ Ariyâramna Ariyâramnahyâ pilâ 8. Cišpiš Cišpaiš pitâ Hakhâmaniš 9. § III. thâtiy Darayavauš khšâyathiya avahya- 10. râdiy vayam Hakhâmanišiyâ thahyâ- 11. mahy hacâ paruviyata â[m]âtâ 12. amahy hacâ paruviyata hya amâ- 13. kham taumâ khšâyathiyâ âha § IV. thâ-
