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𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎴𐎡𐎮𐎡𐎫𐎲𐎡𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼𐏂𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎫𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎼𐎢𐎺
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Attested sentence; word glosses: this · Nidintu-Bel, Babylonian rebel, son of Ainaira · lie, deceive · in this way · speak · I · Nebuchadnezzar III, 'king' of Babylon · be · who · Nabonidus, king of Babylon · son · king · Babylon

iyam Nidintabai̯ra adurujiya avaθā aθanha adam Nabukudracara ami haya Nabunai̯tahya puça adam xšāyaθiya ami Bābirau̯Open full entry
𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎰𐎼𐎡𐎫 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐎹
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Attested sentence; word glosses: this · Median rebel · lie, deceive · in this way · speak · I · Khashathrita, Median rebel · be · Cyaxares, king of the Medes · family · king · Media

iyam Fravartai̯š adurujiya avaθā aθanha adam Xšaθrita ami Uvaxštrahya tau̯māyā adam xšāyaθiya ami Mādai̯Open full entry
𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎡𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎩𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹
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Attested sentence; word glosses: this · Elamite rebel, son of Cincakhri · lie, deceive · in this way · speak · I · rebel, king of Elam · be · Elam · king

iyam Martiya adurujiya avaθā aθanha adam Imaniš ami Ūjai xšāyaθiyaOpen full entry
𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐏂𐎡𐎨𐎫𐎧𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎹𐎠
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Attested sentence; word glosses: this · rebel · lie, deceive · in this way · speak · I · king · be · Sagartian · Cyaxares, king of the Medes · family

iyam Ciçantaxma adurujiya avaθā aθanha adam xšāyaθiya ami Asagartai̯ Uvaxštrahya tau̯māyāOpen full entry
𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎺𐏃𐎹𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎫 𐏐 𐎠𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹
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Attested sentence; word glosses: this · Yutiyian rebel · lie, deceive · in this way · speak · I · younger brother of Cambyses II · be · who · Cyrus II, king of Persia · son · king

iyam Vahyazdāta adurujiya avaθā aθanha adam Bṛdiya ami haya Kuruš puça adam xšāyaθiya amiOpen full entry
𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐎧 𐏐 𐎠𐎯𐎢𐎽𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎰𐏃 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎤𐎢𐎭𐎼𐏂𐎼 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎴𐎡𐎫𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎼𐎢𐎺
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Attested sentence; word glosses: this · an Armenian, son of Haldita · lie, deceive · in this way · speak · I · Nebuchadnezzar III, 'king' of Babylon · be · who · Nabonidus, king of Babylon · son · king · Babylonia

iyam Araxa adurujiya avaθā aθanha adam Nabukudracara ami haya Nabunai̯tahya puça adam xšāyaθiya ami Bābirau̯Open full entry
𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎡𐎶𐎶 𐏐 𐎫𐏂𐎼𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎢𐏁
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Attested sentence; word glosses: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · land · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · son · Achaemenid · who · this · palace · build

Dārayava.uš xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya dahyunām Vištāspahyā puça Haxāmanišiya haya imam tacaram akunau̯šOpen full entry