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Darius I, Bisotun (DB5.)

DB5.

Darius I, Bisotun (DB5.) is a published Old Persian inscription record in the authorized TITUS corpus snapshot. The siglum DB5. identifies this exact text record.

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Ruler
Darius I Machine-generated and unreviewed
Place
Bisotun Machine-generated and unreviewed
Date / period
Achaemenid period, 522–486 BCE Machine-generated and unreviewed
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    𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫[𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭]𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 [𐏐] 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐

    : ϑ-a-t-[i-y : d]-a-r-y-v-u-š [:] x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedsay · Darius · king

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    𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐎫[𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎭]𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺[𐎶 𐏐] 𐎯𐎢𐎻𐎡𐎫𐎡𐎹𐎠/𐎶𐎨

    i-m : t-[y : a-d]-m : a-ku-u-n-v-[m :] du-u-vi-i-t-i-y-a-/m-c

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthis (here) · so that · I · do · second

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    𐏐 𐏂(𐎡𐎫)[𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎶 𐏐] 𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎱𐎿[𐎠]𐎺 𐏐 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹/𐎰𐎡𐎹

    : ç-(i-t)-[i-y-a-m :] ϑ-r-d-m : p-s-[a]-v : y-ϑ-a : x-š-a-y-/ϑ-i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthird · year · after · as · king

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    𐏐 [𐎠𐎲𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎢]𐎺𐎩 𐏐 𐎴𐎠𐎶(𐎠) 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏃𐎢/𐎺

    : [a-b-v-m : u]-v-j : n-a-m-(a) : d-h-y-a-u-š : h-u-/v

    Machine-generated and unreviewedbe, become · Elam · name · land · that one

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    𐏐 𐏃[𐎷𐎡𐏂𐎡𐎹]𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎺 𐏐 [𐏑 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹] 𐏐 (𐎠)𐎰𐎶𐎡𐎫 𐏐 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎢/𐎺𐎪𐎡𐎹

    : h-[mi-i-ç-i-y]-a : a-b-v : [1 m-r-t-i-y] : (a)-ϑ-m-i-t : n-a-m : u-/v-ji-i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedtreacherous · be, become · man · man · Elamite leader · name

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    [𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎶]𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎶 𐏐 𐎠[𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺]𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎠𐎭/𐎶

    [: a-v-m : m]-ϑ-i-š-t-m : a-[ku-u-n-v]-t-a : p-s-a-v : a-d-/m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthat one · greatest · do · after · I · I

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    𐏐 𐎣𐎠[𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎡𐏁]𐎹𐎶 𐏐 [𐏑 𐎶𐎼𐎫]𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 𐏐

    : k-a-[r-m : f-r-a-i-š]-y-m : [1 m-r-t]-i-y : g-u-b-ru-u-v :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedpeople · send · man · man · Gobryas, son of Mardonius, servant of Darius I

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    𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎱[𐎠𐎼𐎿 𐏐 𐎶]𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎲𐎭𐎣 𐏐 𐎠[𐎺𐎶𐏁]𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢/𐎴𐎺𐎶

    n-a-m : p-[a-r-s : m]-n-a : b-d-k : a-[v-m-š]-a-m : m-ϑ-i-š-t-m : a-ku-u-/n-v-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedname · Persia; Persian · me, mine · vassal · that one · greatest · do

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    𐏐 𐎱[𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐] 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 𐏐 [𐏃𐎭𐎠] 𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺 𐏐

    : p-[s-a-v :] g-u-b-ru-u-v : [h-d-a] : k-a-r-a : a-š-i-y-v :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedafter · Gobryas, son of Mardonius, servant of Darius I · (together) with · people · move

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    𐎢𐎺𐎩𐎶 [𐏐 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶] 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏃[𐎭]𐎠 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎪𐎡𐎹𐎡𐎲𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎱𐎿/𐎠𐎺

    u-v-j-m [: h-m-r-n-m] : a-ku-u-n-u-š : h-[d]-a : u-v-ji-i-y-i-b-i-š : p-s-/a-v

    Machine-generated and unreviewedElam · fight · do · (together) with · Elamite · after

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    𐏐 𐎥[𐎢𐎲𐎽]𐎢𐎺 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎪𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎩 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎶𐎼𐎭 𐏐

    : g-[u-b-ru]-u-v : u-v-ji-i-y-a : a-j : u-t-a : vi-i-y-m-r-d :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedGobryas, son of Mardonius, servant of Darius I · Elamite · beat · and · wear down

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    𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 [𐎫𐎹𐎶𐏁𐎠]𐎶 𐏐 𐎶𐎰[𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎶 𐏐] 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎴𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎡/𐎹

    u-t-a : [t-y-m-š-a]-m : m-ϑ-[i-š-t-m :] a-g-r-b-a-y : a-n-y : a-b-i-/y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedand · who · greatest · seize · lead, bring · to

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    𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶 [𐏐 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺𐏁𐎡]𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭[𐎶] 𐏐 [𐎠𐎺𐎠]𐎩𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠/𐎢𐏁

    : m-a-m [: p-s-a-v-š-i]-m : a-d-[m] : [a-v-a]-j-n-m : p-s-a-v : d-h-y-a-/u-š

    Machine-generated and unreviewedme, mine · after · I · kill · after · land

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    𐏐 𐎶𐎴[𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎺] !! 𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫[𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠]𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡/𐎹

    : m-n-[a : a-b-v] !! : ϑ-a-t-[i-y : d-a]-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-/y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedme, mine · be, become · say · Darius · king

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎡𐎹 𐏐 [𐎢]𐎺[𐎪]𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 [𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐏃 𐏐] 𐎢𐎫𐎠𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶/𐏀𐎭𐎠

    : a-v-i-y : [u]-v-[ji]-i-y-a : [a-r-i-k-a : a-h :] u-t-a-š-a-m : a-u-r-m-/z-d-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthat one · Elamite · faithless · be · and · Ahuramazdā

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    𐏐 [𐎴𐎡]𐎹 𐏐 [𐎠𐎹]𐎮[𐎡]𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎢[𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠]𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎹𐎭𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎠/𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀[𐎭𐎠]𐏃

    : [n-i]-y : [a-y]-di-[i]-y : a-u-[r-m-z-d-a]-m : a-y-d-i-y : v-š-n-a : a-/u-r-m-z-[d-a]-h

    Machine-generated and unreviewednot · worship · Ahuramazdā · worship · will · Ahuramazdā

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    [𐏐 𐎹](𐎰𐎠) 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶 [𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎺]𐎰𐎠𐎮𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶

    [: y]-(ϑ-a) : m-a-m [: k-a-m : a-v]-ϑ-a-di-i-š : a-ku-u-n-v-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedas · me, mine · wish · so · do · do

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    !! 𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫[𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼]𐎹𐎺𐎢[𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹]𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠/𐎶

    !! : ϑ-a-t-[i-y : d-a-r]-y-v-u-[š : x-š-a-y]-ϑ-i-y : h-y : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-/m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedsay · Darius · king · who · Ahuramazdā · Ahuramazdā

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    𐏐 𐎹𐎭[𐎠𐎫𐎡]𐎹 𐏐 𐎹𐎠[𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐏃𐎹𐎠] 𐏐 𐎠𐏃𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎪𐎡𐎺𐏃/𐎹𐎠

    : y-d-[a-t-i]-y : y-a-[n-m : a-v-h-y-a] : a-h-t-i-y : u-t-a : ji-i-v-h-/y-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedworship · prayer · that one · be · and · alive

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    [𐏐] 𐎢[𐎫𐎠 𐏐] 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐏃𐎹𐎠 !! [𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡]𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁/𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹

    [:] u-[t-a :] m-r-t-h-y-a !! [: ϑ-a-t-i]-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-/a-y-ϑ-i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedand · dead · say · Darius · king · king

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    𐏐 𐎱[𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐏃𐎭]𐎠 𐏐 𐎣[𐎠𐎼𐎠 𐏐 𐎠]𐎭𐎶 𐏐 [𐎠𐏁]𐎡𐎹𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎿𐎣/𐎠𐎶

    : p-[s-a-v : h-d]-a : k-[a-r-a : a]-d-m : [a-š]-i-y-v-m : a-b-i-y : s-k-/a-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedafter · (together) with · people · I · move · to · Scythian

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    𐏐 𐎱𐎿[𐎠]𐎺 [𐏐 𐎿[𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎹]𐎡(𐎹) [𐏐] 𐎧𐎢[𐎭𐎠]𐎶 𐏐 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎲𐎼𐎫𐎡/𐎹

    : p-s-[a]-v [: s-[k-a : t-y]-i-(y) [:] x-u-[d-a]-m : t-i-g-r-a-m : b-r-t-i-/y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedafter · Scythian · who · cap · pointed · carry

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    𐏐 𐎡[𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠]𐎡𐏁 [𐏐 𐎹](𐎮)𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎼𐎹 𐏐 𐎠/𐎺𐎠[𐎼𐎿𐎶

    : i-[m-i-y : p-t-i-š : m-a-m : a]-i-š [: y]-(di)-i-y : a-b-i-y : d-r-y : a-/v-a-[r-s-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthis (here) · against · me, mine · come, go · if · to · sea · come down to

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    𐏐 𐎭]𐎼𐎧[𐎫]𐎠 𐏐[ 𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐏃𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎼]𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎿𐎠 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎫𐎼/𐎹𐎶

    : d]-r-x-[t]-a :[ a-v : h-d-a : k-a-r]-a : vi-i-s-a : vi-i-y-t-r-/y-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedlumber · that one · (together) with · people · full · overcome

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    [𐏐 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺] 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎡𐎹 [𐏐] 𐎿𐎣[𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶] 𐏐 𐎠𐎩𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎥/𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹

    [: p-s-a-v] : a-v-i-y [:] s-k-[a : a-d-m] : a-j-n-m : a-n-i-y-m : a-g-/r-b-a-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedafter · that one · Scythian · I · beat · other · seize · seize

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    [𐏐 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏐 𐎲]𐎿𐎫 [𐏐 𐎠𐎴𐎹𐎫𐎠] 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎢𐎫/𐎠𐏁[𐎠𐎶

    [: h-u-v : b]-s-t [: a-n-y-t-a] : a-b-i-y : m-a-m : u-t-/a-š-[a-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthat one · bind · lead, bring · to · me, mine · and · and

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    𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐] (𐎶𐎰)𐎡𐏁𐎫 [𐏐 𐎠𐏃 𐏐] 𐎿[𐎤]𐎢𐎧 𐏐 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎥/𐎼𐎲𐎠[𐎹

    : h-y :] (m-ϑ)-i-š-t [: a-h :] s-[ku]-u-x : n-a-m : a-v-m : a-g-/r-b-a-[y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedwho · greatest · be · Scythian chiefian · name · that one · seize

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    𐏐 𐎲𐎿𐎫]𐎶 [𐏐] 𐎠𐎴𐎹 [𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶] 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎶𐎰/𐎡𐏁𐎫[𐎶]

    : b-s-t]-m [:] a-n-y [: a-b-i-y : m-a-m] : a-v-d-a : a-n-i-y-m : m-ϑ-/i-š-t-[m]

    Machine-generated and unreviewedbind · lead, bring · to · me, mine · then · other · greatest

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎹[𐎰𐎠 𐏐] 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 [𐎣]𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐏃 𐏐 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎭/𐏃𐎹𐎠[𐎢𐏁

    : a-ku-u-n-v-m : y-[ϑ-a :] m-a-m : [k]-a-m : a-h : p-s-a-v : d-/h-y-a-[u-š

    Machine-generated and unrevieweddo · as · me, mine · wish · be · after · land

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    𐏐 𐎶]𐎴𐎠 [𐏐 𐎠]𐎲𐎺 !! [𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡]𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹/𐎰𐎡[𐎹

    : m]-n-a [: a]-b-v !! [: ϑ-a-t-i]-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-a-y-/ϑ-i-[y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedme, mine · be, become · say · Darius · king

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎡𐎹 𐏐] 𐎿[𐎣]𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐎡[𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎠]𐏃 [𐏐] 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭/𐎠[𐏁𐎠𐎶

    : a-v-i-y :] s-[k]-a : a-r-i-[k-a : a]-h [:] u-t-a : n-i-y : a-u-r-m-z-d-/a-[š-a-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthat one · Scythian · faithless · be · and · not · Ahuramazdā

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎹]𐎮𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶[𐏀]𐎭[𐎠𐎶 𐏐] 𐎠𐎹𐎭𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶/𐏀𐎭𐎠[𐏃

    : a-y]-di-i-y : a-u-r-m-[z]-d-[a-m :] a-y-d-i-y : v-š-n-a : a-u-r-m-/z-d-a-[h

    Machine-generated and unreviewedworship · Ahuramazdā · worship · will · Ahuramazdā

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    𐏐 𐎹]𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎶 𐏐 [𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠𐎮𐎡]𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶 !! 𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫/𐎡𐎹

    : y]-ϑ-a : m-a-m : k-a-m : [a-v-ϑ-a-di-i]-š : a-ku-u-n-v-m !! : ϑ-a-t-/i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedas · me, mine · wish · so · do · say

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    [𐏐 𐎭𐎠]𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 [𐏐 𐎧]𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 [𐏐 𐏃𐎹] 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎹𐎭𐎠𐎫/𐎡𐎹

    [: d-a]-r-y-v-u-š [: x]-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y [: h-y] : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m : y-d-a-t-/i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedDarius · king · who · Ahuramazdā · worship · worship

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    𐏐 [𐎠𐎺𐏃𐎹]𐎠 𐏐 [𐎹𐎠𐎴]𐎶 𐏐 [𐎠𐏃𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐] 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎪𐎡𐎺𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠

    : [a-v-h-y]-a : [y-a-n]-m : [a-h-t-i-y :] u-t-a : ji-i-v-h-y-a : u-t-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedthat one · prayer · be · and · alive · and

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    𐏐 𐎶[𐎼𐎫𐏃𐎹]𐎠

    : m-[r-t-h-y]-a

    Machine-generated and unrevieweddead

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