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14. 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏒 𐏓 𐎶

15. 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎽 𐎢 𐎺

16. 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎴

17. 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏑 𐏓 𐎯 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐎱^[1] 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧

18. 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓

B. Inscription under the prostrate figure of Gaumâta, the Magian, the Persian Pretender.

1. 𐏓 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎥 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠

2. 𐎫 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎦 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠

3. 𐎯 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓

4. 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎲

5. 𐎼 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎤

6. 𐎢 𐎼 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁

7. 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓

§ IV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Eight of my race were kings before (me); I am the ninth. In two lines have we been kings.

B. This Gaumâta, the Magian, lied, saying: "I am Smerdis, the son of Cyrus; I am king."

14. tiy Dârayavauš khšâyathiya viii ma- 15. nâ taumâyâ tyaiy paruva- 16. m khšâyathiyâ âha adam na- 17. vama ix duvitâparnam vayam kh- 18. šâyathiyâ amahy

B. 1. iyam Gaumâ- 2. ta hya Maguš a- 3. durujiya 4. avathâ athaha adam Ba- 5. rdiya amiy hya K- 6. urauš putra adam khš- 7. âyathiya amiy

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1. See above, p. 3, n. 1.