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THE PERSIAN TEXT

I. Inscription above the figure of Arakha, the Babylonian Pretender.

1. 𐏓 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎠 𐎼 𐎧
2. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎯 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪
3. 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓
4. 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓
5. 𐎴 𐎲 𐎢 𐎤 𐎢 [𐎭][1] 𐎼
6. 𐎨 𐎼 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓
7. 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎴 𐎲 𐎢 𐎴
8. 𐎡 𐎫 𐏃 𐎹 𐏓 𐎱 𐎢
9. 𐏂 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠
10. 𐎹 𐎰 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹
11. 𐏓 𐎲 𐎠 𐎲 𐎼 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓

J. Inscription above the figure of Frâda, the Margian Pretender.

1. 𐏓 𐎡 𐎹 𐎶 𐏓 𐎳 𐎼 𐎠 𐎭 𐏓
2. 𐎠 𐎯 𐎢 𐎽 𐎢 𐎪 𐎡
3. 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎺 𐎰 𐎠 𐏓 𐎠 𐎰 𐏃
4. 𐏓 𐎠 𐎭 𐎶 𐏓 𐎧 𐏁 𐎠 𐎹 𐎰
5. 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎠 𐎷 𐎡 𐎹 𐏓 𐎶 𐎼 𐎥
6. 𐎢 𐎺 𐏓
I. This Arakha lied, saying: "I am Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Nabonidus; I am king of Babylon."
J. This Frâda lied, saying: "I am king of Margiana."

I. 1. iyam Arakha 2. aduruj- 3. iya avathâ 4. athaha adam 5. Nabuku[d]ra- 6. cara amiy 7. hya Nabuna- 8. itahya pu- 9. tra adam khšâ- 10. yathiya amiy 11. Bâb(i)rauv

J. 1. iyam Frâda 2. aduru- 3. jiya avathâ athaha 4. adam khšâyath- 5. iya amiy Marga- 6. uv


  1. The graver has omitted the character 𐎭 by mistake.