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Col. I.

1. . 𐎺 𐎩 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 [𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓] 𐎠 𐎭 𐎣 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏁 𐎴

1. . 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎩 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎨 𐎠 [𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎫 𐎼 𐎿 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺] 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡

1. . 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎥 𐎼 𐎲 𐎠 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎰 𐎡 𐏁 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 (𐎢)[𐎫 𐎠 𐏁 𐎡 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺] 𐎠 𐎩 𐎴 !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭

1. . 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏑 𐎶 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 [𐎺 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭] 𐏓 𐏃 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓 𐎢 𐎭 𐎱 𐎫 𐎫

1. . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 [𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎰 𐎼 𐎡 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠](𐎷) 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎧 𐏁 𐎫 𐎼 𐏃

1 The beginning of the sign is visible. 8 The signs yyj "^ are visible upon the rock.

and [he said] unto the people: "[I am] Ummannish, king in Susiana."

§ XXIII. (Thus) saith Darius, [the king]: At that time I was friendly with Susiana. Then were the Susians [afraid] of me, and that Martiya, who was their leader, they seized [and] slew.

§ XXIV. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: A certain [Median named] Phraortes revolted in Media, and he said unto the people:

11. vajaiy khsayathiya XXIII. thatiy Darayavaufs khsayathiya] adakaiy adam asna- 12. iy aham abiy Uvajani pasava hacafma atarsa Uvajjiya avam Marti- 13. yam agarbaya hyasam mathista aha [utasim av]ajana XXIV. thatiy D- 14. arayavaus khsayathiya I martiya Fra[vartiS nama Mada] hauv udapatat- 15. a Madaiy karahya avatha athaha [adam Khsathrita am]iy Uvakhsatarah-

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