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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · Assyrian
i-y-m : a-ϑ-u-r-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this (here) · unknown (Maciyā)
i-y-m : m-c-i-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say · Darius I, king of Persia · king
ϑ-a-t-i-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : XŠOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: will · unknown (AMha) · I · that one · do · who
v-š-n-a : AM-h : a-d-m : a-v : a-ku-u-n-v-m : t-yOpen 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)
a-d-m : d-a-r-y-v-u-š XŠ : v-z-r-k XŠ XŠ-y-a-n-a-m : vi-i-š-t-a-s-p-h-y-a : p-u-çOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · great · king · king · king · unknown (DHnām) · king
XŠ : v-z-r-k : XŠ : XŠ-y-a-n-a-m : XŠ : DH-n-a-m : XŠOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say · Darius I, king of Persia · king · Ahuramazdā
ϑ-a-t-i-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : XŠ : a-u-r-m-z-d-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: and · who · earth · dig · forwards · and · who · gravel
u-t-a : t-y : BU : a-k-n-i-y : f-r-v-t : u-t-a : t-y : ϑ-i-k-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: people · who · Assyrian · that one · carry · while
k-a-r : h-y : a-ϑ-u-r-i-y : h-u-di-i-m : a-b-r : y-a-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: do · Elamite city · name · settlement · Elam
k-r-t-a : a-b-i-r-a-du-u-š : n-a-m : a-v-h-n-m : u-j-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: stone · do · that one · Ionia · and
a-ϑ-g-m : a-ku-u-n-v-t-a : a-v-i-y : y-u-n-a : u-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · unknown (DHnām) · Hystaspes, father of Darius I
XŠ : DH-n-a-m : vi-š-t-a-s-p-h-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · me, mine · Ahuramazdā · unknown (AMha) · I · Ahuramazdā
XŠ : m-n-a : AM : AM-h : a-d-m : AM-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: worship · unknown (AMmaiy) · support · carry
a-y-d-i-y : AM-m-i-y : u-p-s-t-a-m : b-r-tu-u-vOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: full · unknown (ucāram) · be
vi-i-s-m : u-c-a-r-m : a-hOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: I · unknown (Dārayavauš) · unknown (XŠ)
a-d-m : d-a-r-y-v-u-š XŠ : v-z-r-k XŠ XŠ-y-a-n-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā
b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · this (here) · earth
h-y : i-m-a-m : b-u-mi-i-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: make · man
a-d-a : m-r-t-i-y-h-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: one · much
a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: lord · I
f-r-m-a-t-a-r-m : a-d-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: great · king
v-z-r-k : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment