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Col. I.

1. . 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺 𐎧 𐏁 𐎫 𐎼 [𐏃 𐎹] 𐎠 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎠 𐎼 𐎿 𐎶 𐏓 𐎢 𐎫

1. . 𐎠 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎡 𐏁 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎧 𐎶 𐎿 𐎱 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐎴 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎲 𐎭 𐎣 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶

1. . 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎶 𐎰 𐎡 𐏁 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 [𐎠] 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐎶 𐏓 𐎱 𐎼 𐎡 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣

1. . 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎴 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎥 𐎢 𐎲 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎩 𐎫 𐎠 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿

1. . 𐎠 𐎺 [𐏓] 𐎫 𐎧 𐎶 𐎿 𐎱 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓 𐏃 𐎭 𐎠 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎠 𐏓 (𐎠) 𐏁 𐎡 𐎹 𐎺 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎤 𐎢 𐎴 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏃 𐎭

1 The sign is clear on the rock. 1 The word (yarn does not occur here on the rock.

Cyaxares." Then sent I forth a Persian and a Median army. A Median named Takhmaspâda, my servant, I made their leader, and I said unto him: "Go, smite the host which is in revolt and doth not acknowledge me." Thereupon Takhmaspâda went forth with the army, and

81. iy Uvakhsatara[hya] taumaya pasava adam karam Parsam ut- 82. a Madam fraisayam Takhmaspada nama Mada mand ba(n)daka avam- 83. Sam mnthistnm akunavam [ajvathasam athaham paraita k- 84. aram hamitriyam hya mana naiy gaubataiy avam jata pas- 85. ava Takhmaspada hada kara [ajsiyava hamaranam

akunaus had-

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