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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐏐 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏐 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏐 𐎱𐎼𐎠𐎼𐎿 𐏐 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎶
y-ϑ-a : h-u-v : k-a-r : p-r-a-r-s : a-b-i-y : vi-š-t-a-s-p-m
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: as · that one · people · arrive · to · Hystaspes, father of Darius I
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for yaθā hauv kāra parārasa abiy Vištāspam; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: as · that one · people · arrive · to · Hystaspes, father of Darius I.
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: as · that one · people · arrive · to · Hystaspes, father of Darius I
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Darius I, Bisotun (DB3.)DB3., 3, DB3. 3Confidence 100%
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