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THE EPIGRAPHS
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G. Inscription above the figure of Citrantakhma, the Sagartian Pretender.

1. 𐏓 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎨 𐎡 𐏂
2. 𐎫 𐎧 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎯
3. 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹
4. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠
5. 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓
6. 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡
7. 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎿 𐎥
8. 𐎼 𐎫 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎢 𐎺
9. 𐎧 𐏁 𐎫 𐎼 𐏃 𐎹
10. 𐏓 𐎫 𐎢 𐎶 𐎠 𐎹 11. 𐎠 𐏓

H. Inscription above the figure of Vahyazdâta, the Persian Pretender.

1. 𐏓 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎺 𐏃 𐎹
2. 𐏀 𐎭 𐎠 𐎫 𐏓 𐎠 𐎯 𐎢
3. 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺
4. 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭
5. 𐎶 𐏓 𐎲 𐎼 𐎮 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠
6. 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎤
7. 𐎢 𐎼 𐎢 𐏁 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢 𐏂
8. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠
9. 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹[1]
G. This Citrantakhma lied, saying: "I am king of Sagartia, of the race of Cyaxares."
H. This Vahyazdâta lied, saying: "I am Smerdis, the son of Cyrus; I am king."

G. 1. iyam Citra(n)- 2. takhma ad- 3. urujiya 4. avathâ a- 5. thaha adam 6. khšâyathi- 7. ya ami- 8. y Asaga- 9. rtaiy Uva- 10. khšatarahya 11. taumây- 12. â

H. 1. iyam Vahya- 2. zdâta adu- 3. rujiya ava- 4. thâ athaha ada- 5. m Bardiya a- 6. miy hya K- 7. urauš putra 8. adam khšâ- 9. yathiya amiy


  1. Here and at the end of Epigraph K the division wedge is omitted.