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THE PERSIAN TEXT.

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1. § I. 𐏓^[1] 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎺 𐏀 𐎼 𐎣 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 [𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹]^[2] 𐎰𐎡𐎹

2. 𐎠 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 [𐎹 𐎢 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓] 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫

3. 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎱 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎧 𐎠 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 [𐎡 𐎹^[3] § II. 𐏓 𐎰] 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓

4. 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 [𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫] 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐏁

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§I. I am Darius, the great king, the king of kings, the king of Persia, the king of the provinces, the son of Hystaspes, the grandson of Arsames, the Achaemenian.

§ II. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: My father is Hystaspes; the father of Hystaspes was Arsames; the father of Arsames

Col. I., 1. § I. adam Dârayavauš khšâyathiya vazraka khšâyathi[ya khšâyajthiy- 2. ânâm khšâyathiya Pârsaiy khšâyathiya dah[yunâm] V(i)št- 3. âspahyâ putra Aršâmahyâ napâ Hakhâmaniš[iya § II. th]âtiy 4. Dârayavauš khšâyathiya manâ pitâ V(i)štâspa V(i)štâspa[hyâ pit]â Arš-

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1. The division-wedge is always written on the rock as 𐏓, never as 𐏐.
2. The text as printed represents the signs which are now visible upon the rock, restorations being placed within square brackets. Some signs have entirely disappeared since Sir Henry Rawlinson made his copies; on the other hand it has been found possible to make out many passages which have been previously omitted.
3. Short spaces are left blank on the rock between the separate sections of the text.