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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ซ๐ก๐น ๐ ๐ง๐๐น๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐น๐ฐ๐ก๐น ๐ ๐บ๐๐ด๐ ๐
ฯ-a-t-i-y : x-ลก-y-a-r-ลก-a : x-ลก-a-y-ฯ-i-y : v-ลก-n-a
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say ยท Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king ยท will
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for ฮธฤtiy Xลกayฤrลกฤ xลกฤyaฮธiya vaลกnฤ; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say ยท Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king ยท will.
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: say ยท Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king ยท will
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPa)XPa, 11, XPa 11Confidence 100%
Sign analysis
- ๐Divider
- ๐ฐฯaPhonogram
- ๐ aPhonogram
- ๐ซtaPhonogram
- ๐กiPhonogram
- ๐นyaPhonogram
- ๐Divider
- ๐งxaPhonogram
- ๐ลกaPhonogram
- ๐นyaPhonogram
- ๐ aPhonogram
- ๐ผraPhonogram
- ๐ลกaPhonogram
- ๐ aPhonogram
- ๐Divider
- ๐งxaPhonogram
- ๐ลกaPhonogram
- ๐ aPhonogram
- ๐นyaPhonogram
- ๐ฐฯaPhonogram
- ๐กiPhonogram
- ๐นyaPhonogram
- ๐Divider
- ๐บvaPhonogram
- ๐ลกaPhonogram
- ๐ดnaPhonogram
- ๐ aPhonogram
- ๐Divider