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Attested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: unknown (apara) · unknown (yadimaniyāiy) · happy · be
apara yadimaniyāiy šiyāta ahaniyOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: alive · and · dead · blessed · be
jīva utā marta artāvā ahaniyOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: with correct ceremony · that one · and · alive
brazmaniya hauv utā jīvaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: happy · be, become · and · dead · blessed
šiyāta bavatiy utā marta artāvāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: this · Ahuramazdā · give
aitamaiy Auramazdā dadātuvOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā · who · make · this (here)
baga vazraka Auramazdā hya adā imamOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: according to · strength · that one · satisfy
anuv taumā avanāšaiy xšnutaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: see · unknown (hamiçiyam) · unknown (yaciy) · not
vaināmiy hamiçiyam yaciy naiyOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Ahuramazdā · above · me, mine · grant?
Auramazdā upariy mām nīyasayaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: ability · do · who · me, mine
ūnarābiš akunavam tya māmOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: protect · and · who · do
pātuv utā tyamaiy kartamOpen 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
θātiy Xšayāršā xšāyaθiya imam tacaram adam akunavamOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · will · Ahuramazdā · this (here)
θātiy Xšayāršā xšāyaθiya vašnā Auramazdāha imaOpen 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
hadiš Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya akunauš hya manā pitāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · greatest · god
hya maθišta bagānāmOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · that one · sky
hya avam asmānamOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · happiness · make
hya šiyātim adāOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: king · one
xšāyaθiyam aivamOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: much · lord
parūnām framātāramOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: far · also
dūraiy apiyOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: make · who · that one · sky
adā hya avam asmānamOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: make · who · man · make · who
adā hya martiyam adā hyaOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment