Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: unknown (hacā) · Scythian · who · beyond
hacā Sakaibiš tyaiy paraOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Sogdiana · from there · while · to · Kush
Sugdam amata yātā ā KūšāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · Ahuramazdā · grant
tyamaiy Auramazdā frābaraOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: protect · and · house
pātuv utāmaiy viθamOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: happiness · make · man
šiyātim adā martiyahyāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · king
xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānāmOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Ahuramazdā · give
Auramazdā dadātuvOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: not · appear · path
mā θadaya paθimOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · right · not
tyām rāstām māOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: leave · not · resist
avarada mā stabavaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: injustice · do · who · right · that one · me, mine
miθa kariyaiš tya rāstam ava māmOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: be, become · ever so much · hold · thought
bavatiy daršam dārayāmiy manahāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: perish · not · ask · man
vināθayaiš naiy fraθiyaiš martiyaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: and · ear · and · command
utā ušībiyā utā framānāyāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: see · unknown (hamiçiyam) · as · if
vaināmiy hamiçiyam yaθā yadiyOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: be · and · (fighter) on foot · and
amiy utā pastiš utāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: and · (fighter) on foot · and · rider · and · ability
utā pastiš utā asabāra utā ūvnarāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · me, mine · Ahuramazdā · above · grant?
tyā mām Auramazdā upariy nīyasayaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · spear-bearer
xšāyaθiyahyā arštibaraOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: bow case · hold
isuvām dārayatiyOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Persian
iyam PārsaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Elam
iyam ŪvjaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment