Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: unknown (apara) · unknown (yadimaniyāiy) · happy · be
a-p-r : y-di-i-m-n-i-y-a-i-y : š-i-y-a-t : a-h-n-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: alive · and · dead · blessed · be
ji-i-v : u-t-a : m-r-t : a-r-t-a-v-a : a-h-n-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: with correct ceremony · that one · and · alive
b-r-z-m-n-i-y : h-u-v : u-t-a : ji-i-vOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: happy · be, become · and · dead · blessed
š-i-y-a-t : b-v-t-i-y : u-t-a : m-r-t : a-r-t-a-v-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this · Ahuramazdā · give
a-i-t-m-i-y : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : d-d-a-tu-u-vOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā · who · make · this (here)
b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : h-y : a-d-a : i-m-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: according to · strength · that one · satisfy
a-nu-u-v : t-u-m-a : a-v-n-a-š-i-y : x-š-nu-u-tOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: see · unknown (hamiçiyam) · unknown (yaciy) · not
v-i-n-a-mi-i-y : h-mi-i-ç-i-y-m : y-c-i-y : n-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Ahuramazdā · above · me, mine · grant?
a-u-r-m-z-d-a : u-p-r-i-y : m-a-m : n-i-y-s-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: ability · do · who · me, mine
u-n-r-a-b-i-š : a-ku-u-n-v-m : t-y : m-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: protect · and · who · do
p-a-tu-u-v : u-t-a : t-y-m-i-y : k-r-t-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · this (here) · unknown (tacaram) · I · do
ϑ-a-t-i-y : x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : i-m-m : t-c-r-m : a-d-m : a-ku-u-n-v-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · will · Ahuramazdā · this (here)
ϑ-a-t-i-y : x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-š-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h : i-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: palace · Darius I, king of Persia · king · do · who · me, mine · father
h-di-i-š : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : a-ku-u-n-u-š : h-y : m-n-a : p-i-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · greatest · god
h-y : m-ϑ-i-š-t : b-g-a-n-a-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · that one · sky
h-y : a-v-m : a-s-m-a-n-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · happiness · make
h-y : š-i-y-a-t-i-m : a-d-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · one
x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-m : a-i-v-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: much · lord
p-ru-u-n-a-m : f-r-m-a-t-a-r-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: far · also
du-u-r-i-y : a-p-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: make · who · that one · sky
a-d-a : h-y : a-v-m : a-s-m-a-n-mOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: make · who · man · make · who
a-d-a : h-y : m-r-t-i-y-m : a-d-a : h-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment