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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: call onself · that one · people · send · Arachosia · satrap of Arachosia
a-g-u-b-t-a : h-u-v : k-a-r-m : f-r-a-i-š-y : h-r-u-v-t-i-m : vi-i-v-a-nOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: do · so · people · say · not · occlude · if · this (here)
k-r-t-m : a-v-ϑ-a : k-a-r-h-y-a : ϑ-a-di-i-y : m-a : a-p-g-u-d-y : y-di-i-y : i-m-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Nidintu-Bel, Babylonian rebel, son of Ainaira
i-y-m : n-i-di-i-t-b-i-rOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: speak · I
a-ϑ-h : a-d-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Khashathrita, Median rebel · be
x-š-ϑ-r-i-t : a-mi-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: family · I
t-u-m-a-y-a : a-d-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · an Armenian, son of Haldita
i-y-m : a-r-xOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Margian rebel
i-y-m : f-r-a-dOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: so · speak
a-v-ϑ-a : a-ϑ-hOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Darius I, king of Persia · king
d-a-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · unknown (tacaram) · do
i-m-a-m : t-c-r-m : a-ku-u-n-u-šOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · unknown (puça) · Achaemenid
d-a-r-y-v-u-š : XŠ : v-z-r-k : vi-i-š-t-a-s-p-h-y-a : p-u-ç : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: window frame · of stone · Darius I, king of Persia · king · house · do
a-r-d-s-t-a-n : a-ϑ-g-i-n : d-a-r-y-v-h-u-š : XŠ-h-y-a : vi-i-ϑ-i-y-a : k-r-tOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · say · Darius I, king of Persia
x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : ϑ-a-t-i-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-šOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: me, mine · Ahuramazdā · support
m-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : u-p-s-t-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: to · this (here) · land · not
a-b-i-y : i-m-a-m : d-h-y-a-u-m : m-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: not · falsehood · this · I
m-a : d-r-u-g : a-i-t : a-d-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: much · Hystaspes, father of Darius I
p-ru-u-n-a-m : vi-i-š-t-a-s-p-h-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · land · who · I
i-m-a : d-h-y-a-v : t-y-a : a-d-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Gandhara · Scythian · Maka · say
g-d-a-r : s-k-a : m-k : ϑ-a-t-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Darius I, king of Persia · king · if
d-a-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : y-di-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: if · people · Persian · protect · be · who
y-di-i-y : k-a-r : p-a-r-s : p-a-t : a-h-t-i-y : h-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment