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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Assyrian
iyam AθuriyaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · unknown (Maciyā)
iyam MaciyāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say · Darius I, king of Persia · king
θātiy Dārayavauš XŠOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: will · unknown (AMha) · I · that one · do · who
vašnā AMha adam ava akunavam tyaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: I · unknown (Dārayavauš) · unknown (XŠ) · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · unknown (XŠ)
adam Dārayavauš XŠ vazraka XŠ XŠyanām Vištāspahyā puçaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · great · king · king · king · unknown (DHnām) · king
XŠ vazraka XŠ XŠyanām XŠ DHnām XŠOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say · Darius I, king of Persia · king · Ahuramazdā
θātiy Dārayavauš XŠ AuramazdāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: and · who · earth · dig · forwards · and · who · gravel
utā tya BU akaniya fravata utā tya θikāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: people · who · Assyrian · that one · carry · while
kāra hya Aθuriya haudim abara yātāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: do · Elamite city · name · settlement · Elam
kartā Abirāduš nāma āvahanam ŪjaiyOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: stone · do · that one · Ionia · and
aθagam akunavatā avaiy Yaunā utāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · unknown (DHnām) · Hystaspes, father of Darius I
XŠ DHnām VištāspahyāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · me, mine · Ahuramazdā · unknown (AMha) · I · Ahuramazdā
XŠ manā AM AMha adam AMmOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: worship · unknown (AMmaiy) · support · carry
ayadaiy AMmaiy upastām baratuvOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: full · unknown (ucāram) · be
visam ucāram āhaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: I · unknown (Dārayavauš) · unknown (XŠ)
adam Dārayavauš XŠ vazraka XŠ XŠyanāmOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā
baga vazraka AuramazdāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · this (here) · earth
hya imām būmimOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: make · man
adā martiyahyāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: one · much
aivam parūnāmOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: lord · I
framātāram adamOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: great · king
vazraka xšāyaθiyaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment