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Col. I.

5. 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎼^[1] 𐎶 𐎴 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐎼^[1] 𐎶 𐎴 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 [𐎠 𐏓 𐎨 𐎡 𐏁 𐎱 𐎡 𐏁]^[2] 𐏓 𐎨 𐎡 𐏁 𐎱

6. 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐏃 𐎧 𐎠 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 § III. 𐏓 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 𐎼 𐎠

7. 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎺 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎧 𐎠 𐎶 𐎴 𐎡 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎰 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎶 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 [𐎡 𐎹 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠] 𐎶 𐎠 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶

8. 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎽 𐎢 𐎻 𐎡 𐎹 𐎫 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎶 𐎠 𐎧 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 [𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠] 𐏃 §IV. 𐏓 𐎰

9. 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏒 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 [𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎡] 𐎹 𐏓 [𐎱] 𐎽 𐎢 𐎺 𐎶

was Ariyaramnes; the father of Ariyarainnes 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.

§ IV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Eight of my race were kings

5. âma Aršâmahya pitâ Ariyâramna Ariyâramnahyâ pit[â Cišpiš] Cišp- 6. âiš pitâ Hakhâmaniš § III. thâtiy Dârayavauš khšâya[thiya ava]hyarâ- 7. diy vaiyam Hakhâmanišiyâ thahyâmahy hacâ paruv[iyata â]mâtâ ama- 8. hy hacâ paruviyata hyâ amâkham taumâ khšâya[thiyâ â]ha § IV. th- 9. âtiy Dârayavauš khšâyathiya viii manâ taumây[â tyai]y [pa]ruvam

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1. The sign 𐎠 does not follow 𐎼 upon the rock.
2. There is room for this restoration on the eroded surface of the rock.