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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: that one · order · dig
h-u-v : n-i-y-š-t-a-y : k-t-n-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: unknown (Artaxšaçā) · king
a-r-t-x-š-ç-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā · who
b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : h-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · one · much
XŠ-m : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · great · king · king · king
XŠ : v-z-r-k : XŠ : XŠ-y-a-n-a-m : XŠOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: land · with many tribes
d-h-y-u-n-a-m : p-ru-u-v-z-n-a-n-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · land · me, mine
i-m-a-m : d-h-y-a-u-m : m-n-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: and · house · and
u-t-a-m-i-y : vi-i-ϑ-m : u-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: unknown (xšaçam) · who · grant
x-š-ç-m : t-y-m-i-y : f-r-a-b-rOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: I · unknown (Artaxšaçā) · king · great · king · king · king · land · king · this (here)
a-d-m : a-r-t-x-š-ç-a : XŠ : v-z-r-k : XŠ : XŠ-y-a-n-a-m : XŠ : DH-y-u-n-a-m : XŠ : a-h-y-a-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: earth · Darius I, king of Persia · king · unknown (puça) · Achaemenid · say · unknown (Artaxšaçā) · king
BU-y-a : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : XŠ-a-h-y-a : p-u-ç : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-y : ϑ-a-t-i-y : a-r-t-x-š-ç-a : XŠOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā · who · greatest
b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : h-y : m-ϑ-i-š-tOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · who · this (here) · earth · make
b-g-a-n-a-m : h-y : i-m-a-m : b-u-mi-i-m : a-d-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: much · king · one · much
p-ru-u-n-a-m : XŠ-m : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · king · king · land · king
XŠ : XŠ-y-a-n-a-m : XŠ : DH-y-u-n-a-m : XŠOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · grant · and · house
t-y-m-i-y : f-r-a-b-r : u-t-a-m-i-y : vi-i-ϑ-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Mede
i-y-m : m-a-dOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Bactrian
i-y-m : b-a-x-t-r-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Sogdiana
i-y-m : s-u-gu-u-dOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · unknown (Zrakā)
i-y-m : z-r-k-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Arachosian
i-y-m : h-r-u-v-t-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Gandarian
i-y-m : g-d-a-r-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment