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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: grandson ยท say ยท Ariaramnes, king of Persia ยท king
n-p-a : ฯ-a-t-i-y : a-r-i-y-a-r-m-n : x-ลก-a-y-ฯ-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who ยท with good horses ยท with good men ยท me, mine ยท god
h-y : u-v-s-p-a : u-m-r-t-i-y-a : m-n-a : b-gOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: be ยท say ยท Ariaramnes, king of Persia
a-mi-i-y : ฯ-a-t-i-y : a-r-i-y-a-r-m-nOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: unknown (puรงa) ยท Achaemenid
p-u-รง : h-x-a-m-n-i-ลก-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: me, mine ยท grant ยท who ยท with good soldiers
m-n-a : f-r-a-b-r : t-y : u-k-a-r-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: land ยท hold ยท me, mine
d-h-y-a-u-m : d-a-r-y-a-mi-i-y : m-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: after ยท people ยท entire ยท unknown (hamiรงiya) ยท be, become ยท unknown (hacฤ) ยท Cambyses II, king of Persia ยท to ยท that one
p-s-a-v : k-a-r : h-ru-u-v : h-mi-i-รง-i-y : a-b-v : h-c-a : k-b-u-ji-i-y-a : a-b-i-y : a-v-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: after ยท magus, pretender to the throne ยท who ยท Magian/Magus ยท rob ยท Cambyses II, king of Persia ยท and ยท Persia ยท and
p-s-a-v : g-u-m-a-t : h-y : m-gu-u-ลก : a-di-i-n-a : k-b-u-ji-i-y-m : u-t-a : p-a-r-s-m : u-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: plead ยท Ahuramazdฤ ยท support ยท carry ยท 7th month
p-t-i-y-a-v-h-y-i-y : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m-i-y : u-p-s-t-a-m : a-b-r : b-a-g-y-a-d-i-ลกOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: be ยท who ยท Nabonidus, king of Babylon ยท unknown (puรงa) ยท after ยท people ยท who ยท Babylonian
a-mi-i-y : h-y : n-b-u-n-i-t-h-y-a : p-u-รง : p-s-a-v : k-a-r : h-y : b-a-b-i-ru-u-vi-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: people ยท who ยท Nidintu-Bel, Babylonian rebel, son of Ainaira ยท pointed ยท hold ยท there ยท set down ยท and
k-a-r : h-y : n-di-i-t-b-i-r-h-y-a : t-i-g-r-a-m : a-d-a-r-y : a-v-d-a : a-i-ลก-t-t-a : u-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: that one ยท I ยท send ยท Armenia ยท so ยท speak ยท set off ยท people
a-v-m : a-d-m : f-r-a-i-ลก-y-m : a-r-mi-i-n-m : a-v-ฯ-a-ลก-i-y : a-ฯ-h-m : p-r-i-di-i-y : k-a-rOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: name ยท land ยท Armenian ยท there ยท fight ยท do
n-a-m-a : d-h-y-a-u-ลก : a-r-mi-i-n-i-y-i-y : a-v-d-a : h-m-r-n-m : a-ku-u-n-vOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: last ยท to ยท so ยท fight ยท do ยท after ยท general of Darius I
ji-i-y-m-n-m : p-t-i-y : a-v-ฯ-a-ลก-a-m : h-m-r-n-m : k-r-t-m : p-s-a-v : v-u-mi-i-sOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Babylon ยท move ยท Media ยท as ยท Media ยท arrive ยท Median city ยท name
b-a-b-i-r-u-ลก : a-ลก-i-y-v-m : m-a-d-m : y-ฯ-a : m-a-d-m : p-r-a-r-s-m : ku-u-du-ru-u-ลก : n-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: do ยท Ahuramazdฤ ยท support ยท carry ยท will ยท Ahuramazdฤ ยท people
a-ku-u-m-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m-i-y : u-p-s-t-a-m : a-b-r : v-ลก-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h : k-a-r-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: see ยท after ยท Ecbatana ยท (stake) planted upright? ยท do
a-v-i-n : p-s-a-v-ลก-i-m : h-g-m-t-a-n-i-y : u-z-m-y-a-p-t-i-y : a-ku-u-n-v-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: as ยท that one ยท people ยท arrive ยท to ยท Hystaspes, father of Darius I
y-ฯ-a : h-u-v : k-a-r : p-r-a-r-s : a-b-i-y : vi-ลก-t-a-s-p-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: name ยท place ยท Parthia ยท there ยท fight ยท do ยท (together) with
n-a-m : v-r-d-n-m : p-r-ฯ-v-i-y : a-v-d-a : h-m-r-n-m : a-ku-u-n-u-ลก : h-d-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king ยท Margiana ยท name ยท land ยท that one ยท unknown (hamiรงiyฤ) ยท be, become
x-ลก-a-y-ฯ-i-y : m-r-gu-u-ลก : n-a-m-a : d-h-y-a-u-ลก : h-u-v-m-i-y : h-mi-i-รง-i-y-a : a-b-vOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: support ยท carry ยท will ยท Ahuramazdฤ ยท people ยท who ยท me, mine ยท that one ยท people
u-p-s-t-a-m : a-b-r : v-ลก-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h : k-a-r : h-y : m-n-a : a-v-m : k-a-r-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: second ยท revolt ยท Persia ยท people ยท so
du-u-vi-i-t-i-y-m : u-d-p-t-t-a : p-a-r-s-i-y : k-a-r-h-y-a : a-v-ฯ-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment