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Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPh)

XPh

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

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Ruler
Xerxes I Machine-generated and unreviewed
Place
Persepolis Machine-generated and unreviewed
Date / period
Achaemenid period, 486–465 BCE Machine-generated and unreviewed
Lines
60
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60 lines

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    𐎲𐎥 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎡𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎲𐎢𐎷/𐎡𐎶

    b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : h-y : i-m-a-m : b-u-mi-/i-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedgod · great · Ahuramazdā · who · this (here) · earth

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎹

    : a-d-a : h-y : a-v-m : a-s-m-a-n-m : a-d-a : h-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedmake · who · that one · sky · make · who

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    𐏐 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎠 𐏐

    : m-r-t-i-y-m : a-d-a : h-y : š-i-y-a-t-i-m : a-d-a :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedman · make · who · happiness · make

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    𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡/𐎹𐎶

    m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a : h-y : x-š-y-a-r-š-a-m : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-/y-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedman · who · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎡𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰/𐎡𐎹𐎶

    : a-ku-u-n-u-š : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-m : x-š-a-y-ϑ-/i-y-m

    Machine-generated and unrevieweddo · one · much · king

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎡𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎳𐎼𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭/𐎶

    : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-m : f-r-m-a-t-a-r-m : a-d-/m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedone · much · lord · I

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    𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹/𐎰𐎡𐎹

    : x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-z-r-k : x-š-a-y-/ϑ-i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedXerxes I, king of Persia · king · great · king

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    𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹/𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶

    : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-a-n-a-m : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : d-h-y-/u-n-a-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedking · king · land

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    𐏐 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎺 𐏐 𐏀𐎴𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐏃/𐎹𐎠𐎹𐎠

    : p-ru-u-v : z-n-a-n-a-m : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : a-h-/y-a-y-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedmuch · tribe · king · this (here)

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    𐏐 𐎲𐎢𐎷𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎯𐎢𐎼𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠/𐎱𐎡𐎹

    : b-u-mi-i-y-a : v-z-r-k-a-y-a : du-u-r-i-y : a-/p-i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedearth · great · far · also

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    𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐏃𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐏂

    : d-a-r-y-v-h-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-h-y-a : p-u-ç

    Machine-generated and unreviewedDarius I, king of Persia · [x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-h-y-a] · son

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    𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐏂

    : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-y : p-a-r-s : p-a-r-s-h-y-a : p-u-ç

    Machine-generated and unreviewedAchaemenid · [p-a-r-s] · Persian · son

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎨𐎡𐏂 𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠

    : a-r-i-y : a-r-i-y-c-i-ç : ϑ-a-t-i-y : x-š-y-a-r-š-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedAttested line fragment; literal gloss: Iranian · unknown (Ariyaciça) · say · Xerxes I, king of Persia

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    𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐏃𐎠 𐏐 𐎡𐎶𐎠 𐏐

    : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-š-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-h-a : i-m-a :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedking · will · Ahuramazdā · this (here)

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    𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎫𐎹𐎡𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐏃/𐎠𐎶

    d-h-y-a-v : t-y-i-š-a-m : a-d-m : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : a-h-/a-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedland · who · I · king · be

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎱𐎫𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐏃𐎨𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏐

    : a-p-t-r-m : h-c-a : p-a-r-s-a : a-d-m-š-a-m :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedfurther away · from · Persia · I

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    𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎹𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎼𐏃 𐏐 𐎫/𐎹𐏁𐎠𐎶

    p-t-i-y-x-š-y-i-y : m-n-a : b-a-ji-i-m : a-b-r-h : t-/y-š-a-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedrule · me, mine · tribute · carry · who

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    𐏐 𐏃𐎨𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺 𐏐 𐎭/𐎠𐎫𐎶

    : h-c-a-m : a-ϑ-h-i-y : a-v : a-ku-u-n-v : d-/a-t-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedfrom · speak · that one · do · law

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    𐏐 𐎫𐎹 𐏐 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎮𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎭

    : t-y : m-n-a : a-v-di-i-š : a-d-a-r-y : m-a-d

    Machine-generated and unreviewedso that · me, mine · that one · hold · Mede

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    𐏐 𐎢𐎩 𐏐 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 𐏐 𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺

    : u-j : h-r-u-v-t-i-š : a-r-mi-i-n : z-r-k : p-r-ϑ-v

    Machine-generated and unreviewedElam · Arachosia · Armenia · Drangiana · Parthia

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    𐏐 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 𐏐 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎿𐎢𐎥𐎭 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡/𐏁

    : h-r-i-v : b-a-x-t-r-i-š : s-u-g-d : u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-/š

    Machine-generated and unreviewedAriana · Bactria · Sogdiana · Chorasmia

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    𐏐 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐎢𐎼𐎠 𐏐 𐎰𐎫𐎦𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭

    : b-a-b-i-ru-u-š : a-ϑ-u-r-a : ϑ-t-gu-u-š : s-p-r-d

    Machine-generated and unreviewedBabylonia · Assyria · Sattagydia · Lydia

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    𐏐 𐎸𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎠𐎹 𐏐 𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎹<𐎡𐎹> 𐏐 𐎭𐎼𐎹𐏃𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎭𐎠/𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹

    : mu-u-d-r-a-y : y-u-n-a : t-y-<i-y> : d-r-y-h-i-y-a : d-a-/r-y-t-i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedEgypt · Ionia · who · sea · hold

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    𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎱𐎼𐎭𐎼𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫/𐎡𐎹

    : u-t-a : t-y-i-y : p-r-d-r-y : d-a-r-y-t-/i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedand · who · beyond the sea · hold

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    𐏐 𐎶𐎨𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹 𐏐 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼 𐏐 𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 𐏐

    : m-c-i-y-a : a-r-b-a-y : g-d-a-r : h-i-du-u-š :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedAttested line fragment; literal gloss: unknown (Maciyā) · Arabia · Gandhara · India

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    𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎠 𐏐 𐎿𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎢𐎶𐎺𐎼𐎥𐎠 𐏐 𐎿𐎣𐎠

    k-t-p-tu-u-k : d-h-a : s-k-a : h-u-m-v-r-g-a : s-k-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedCappadocia · Dahian · Scythian · Amyrgian · Scythian

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    𐏐 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎧𐎢𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐎿𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎣𐎢𐎳𐎨𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐

    : t-i-g-r-x-u-d-a : s-ku-u-d-r-a : a-k-u-f-c-i-y-a :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedwith pointed hats · Thrace · Akaufakian

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    𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎣𐎼𐎣𐎠 𐏐 𐎤𐎢𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁/𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠

    p-u-t-a-y-a : k-r-k-a : ku-u-š-i-y-a : ϑ-a-t-i-y : x-š-/y-a-r-š-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedLibyan · Carian · Kushite · say · Xerxes I, king of Persia

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    𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎫𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧/𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹

    : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : y-ϑ-a : t-y : a-d-m : x-/š-a-y-ϑ-i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedking · as · so that · I · king

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎿𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎫𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎡𐎫𐎠

    : a-b-v-m : a-s-t-i-y : a-t-r : a-i-t-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedbe, become · be · in · this

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    𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎫𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎱𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎠/𐎹𐎢𐎭

    : d-h-y-a-v : t-y-i-y : u-p-r-i-y : n-i-p-i-š-t-a : a-/y-u-d

    Machine-generated and unreviewedland · who · above · write down · be in turmoil

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    𐏐 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐎢𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎶 𐏐

    : p-s-a-v-m-i-y : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : u-p-s-t-a-m :

    Machine-generated and unreviewedafter · Ahuramazdā · support

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    𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏐 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐏃𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺𐎶

    a-b-r : v-š-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-h-a : a-v : d-h-y-a-v-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedcarry · will · Ahuramazdā · that one · land

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎩𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐏁𐎡𐎶 𐏐 𐎥𐎠𐎰𐎺𐎠 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎠𐎭/𐎹𐎶

    : a-d-m : a-j-n-m : u-t-š-i-m : g-a-ϑ-v-a : n-i-š-a-d-/y-m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedI · beat · and · throne stand · set

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    𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎫𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎠𐏃 𐏐 𐎹𐎭/𐎠𐎫𐎹

    : u-t-a : a-t-r : a-i-t-a : d-h-y-a-v : a-h : y-d-/a-t-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedand · in · this · land · be · where

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    𐏐 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎡𐎺𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎹𐎮𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏐 𐎺/𐏁𐎴𐎠

    : p-ru-u-v-m : d-i-v-a : a-y-di-i-y : p-s-a-v : v-/š-n-a

    Machine-generated and unreviewedearlier · daiva · worship · after · will

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    𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐏃𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎡𐎺𐎭𐎠𐎴/𐎶

    : a-u-r-m-z-d-h-a : a-d-m : a-v-m : d-i-v-d-a-n-/m

    Machine-generated and unreviewedAhuramazdā · I · that one · daiva temple

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    𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎣𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎹𐏀𐎲𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎡𐎺𐎠 𐏐

    : vi-i-y-k-n-m : u-t-a : p-t-i-y-z-b-y-m : d-i-v-a :

    Machine-generated and unrevieweddestroy · and · mandate · daiva

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    𐎶𐎠 𐏐 𐎹𐎭𐎡𐎹𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎹𐎭𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎡𐎺𐎠 𐏐

    m-a : y-d-i-y-i-š : y-d-a-y-a : p-ru-u-v-m : d-i-v-a :

    Machine-generated and unreviewednot · [y-d-i-y-i-š] · where · earlier · daiva

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    𐎠𐎹𐎮𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎹𐎭/𐎡𐎹

    a-y-di-i-y : a-v-d-a : a-d-m : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m : a-y-d-/i-y

    Machine-generated and unreviewedworship · then · I · Ahuramazdā · worship

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