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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
๐๐น ๐ ๐ง๐๐น๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐น๐ฐ๐ก๐น๐ถ
h-y : x-ลก-y-a-r-ลก-a-m : x-ลก-a-y-ฯ-i-y-m
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who ยท Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for hya Xลกayฤrลกฤm xลกฤyaฮธiyam; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who ยท Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king.
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who ยท Xerxes I, king of Persia ยท king
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPb)XPb, 7, XPb 7Confidence 70%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPd)XPd, 5, XPd 5Confidence 70%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPf)XPf, 5, XPf 5Confidence 70%
- Xerxes I, Van (XV)XV, 6, XV 6Confidence 70%