Page:The sculptures and inscription of Darius the Great on the Rock of Behistûn in Persia.djvu/163

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Col. I.

  1. . 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎡 𐎲 𐎡 𐏁 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎶 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎱 𐎿 𐎫 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 𐏓 𐎺 𐏁 𐎴 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎢 𐎼 𐎶 𐏀
  1. . 𐎭 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎻 𐏁 𐎫 𐎠 𐎿 𐎱 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣 𐎠 𐎼 𐎶 𐏓 𐎫 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎷 𐎡 𐏂 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎩 𐏓 𐎺 𐎿 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎥
  1. . 𐎼 𐎶 𐎱 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎠 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐏓 𐏑 𐏓 𐎼 𐎢 𐎨 𐏓 𐎰 𐎣 𐎫 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏁 𐎠 𐎶 𐏓 𐏃 𐎶 𐎼 𐎴 𐎶 𐏓 𐎣
  1. . 𐎼 𐎫 𐎶  !! 𐏓 𐎰 𐎠 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎭 𐎠 𐎼 𐎹 𐎺 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎿 𐎠 𐎺 𐏓 𐎭 𐏃 𐎹 𐎠 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎶

1 The preceding eight signs occur at the beginning of 1. 6, not at the end of 1. 5. - On the rock the sign is *~M> ^'hich ' s probably a mistake of the engraver for ffy. 5 The sign is written at the end of 1. 8, not at the beginning of 1. 9. 4 The sign is written at the end of 1. 9, not at the beginning of 1. 10.

Auramazda brought me help; by the grace of Auramazda Hystaspes utterly overthrew that rebel host. On the first day of the month Garmapada was the battle fought by them.

§ XXXVII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: Then was the province mine. This is what was done by me in Parthia.

6. hamitriyaibis Auramazdamaiy upastam abara vasna Auramaz 1. daha V(i)staspa avam karam tyam hamitriyam aja vasiy Ga- 8. rmapadahya mahya I rauca thakata aha avathaSam hamaranam ka- 9. rtam XXXVII. thatiy Darayavaus khsayathiya

pasava dahyauS ma