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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
๐ ๐ง๐๐น๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐น๐ฐ๐ก๐น ๐
x-ลก-y-a-r-ลก-a : x-ลก-a-y-ฯ-i-y
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Xลกayฤrลกฤ xลกฤyaฮธiya; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king.
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPf)XPf, 44, XPf 44Confidence 100%