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(1) 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹(2)𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎻𐏁𐎫(3)𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎢𐏂 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎴𐎱𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 𐏓

1.1-3: adam Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya vazạrka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām xšāyaθiya Pārsaiy xšāyaθiya dahạyūnām Vištāspahạyā puça Ạršāmahạyā napā Haxāmanišiya

I (am) Darius the great King, the King of kings, the King in Persia, the King of countries, the son of Hystaspes, the grandson of Arsames, an Achaemenian.

1. ^dišu₂ ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL ir-ša₂-ir-ra ^dišLUGAL ^dišLUGAL-ip-in-na ^dišLUGAL ^ašpar₂-šip_x(Eš)-ik-ka₄ ^dišLUGAL ^dišda-a-u₂-iš#-pe₃-na ^dišmi-iš-da-aš₂-ba ša₂-ak-ri ^dišir-ša₂-ma ^dišru-uh-hu-ša₂-ak-ri ^dišha-ka₄-man-nu-ši-ia

I (am) Darius, the great king, king of kings, king in Persia, king of nations, Hystaspes’ son, Arsames’ grandson, an Achaemenid.

(1) [a-na-ku ^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL KUR-KUR] A-šu₂ ša₂ ^dišuš-ta-as-pi a-ha-ma-ni-iš-ši-i' LUGAL-LUGAL-MEŠ ^lu₂par-sa-a-a LUGAL ^kurpar-su

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 (4) 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 𐏓 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐏁(5)𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎼𐎶𐎴𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎨𐎡𐏁𐎱𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎨𐎡𐏁𐎱(6)𐎠𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 𐏓

1.3-6: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya manā pitā Vištāspa Vištāspahạyā pitā Ạršāma Aršāmahạyā pitā Ariyāramna Ariyāramnahạyā pitā Cišpiš Cišpaiš pitā Haxāmaniš

Darius the King says: My father (was) Hystaspes; the father of Hystaspes (was) Arsames: the father of Arsames (was) Ariaramnes; the father of Ariaramnes (was) Teispes; the father of Teispes (was) Achaemenes.

2. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri ^dišu₂ ^dišat-ta₂-ta₂ ^dišmi-iš-da-aš₂-ba a-ak ^dišmi-iš-da-aš₂-ba ^dišat-te-ri ^dišir-ša₂-u₂-ma a-[ak] ^dišir-ša₂-u₂-ma ^dišat-te-ri ^dišhar-ri-ia-ra-um-na a-ak ^dišhar-ri-ia-ra-um-na ^dišat-te-ri ^dišzi₂-iš-pi-iš a-ak ^dišzi₂-[iš-pi]-iš [^diš]at-te-ri ^dišha ak-ka₄-man-nu-iš

And Darius the king says: My father (was) Hystaspes, and Hystaspes’ father (was) Arsames, and Arsames’ father (was) Ariaramnes, and Ariaramnes’ father (was) Teispes, and Teispes’ father (was) Achaemenes.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi at-tu-u-a AD-u-a ^dišuš-ta-as-pi AD ša₂ ^dišuš-ta-as-pi (2) ^dišar-ša₂-am-ma-a' AD ša₂ ^dišar-ša₂-am-ma-a' ^dišar-ia-ra-am-na-a' AD ša₂ ^dišar-ia-ra-am-na-a' ^dišši-iš-pi-iš AD ša₂ ^dišši-iš-pi-iš ^diša-ha-ma-ni-iš-i'

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐏃𐎹𐎼𐎠(7)𐎮𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎺𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎰𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎶𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐏃𐎨𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎫 𐏓 𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎶(8)𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐏃𐎨𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎫 𐏓𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎧𐎶 𐏓 𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓

1.6-8: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya avahạyarādiy vayam Haxāmanišiyā θahạyāmahạy hacā paruviyata āmātā amahạy hacā paruviyata hayā amāxam taumā xšāyaθiyā āha

Darius the King says: On that account we are spoken of as Achaemenians. From long past we are noble; from long past our family were kings.

3. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri hu-uh-pe₃ in-tuk-ki-me ^dišnu-ku ^dišNUMUN-MEŠ ^dišha-ak-[ka₄-man-nu]-ši-ia ti-ri-ma-nu-un ša₂-aš₂-ša₂-ta₂ ka₄-[ra]-ta₂-la-ri ša₂-lu-u₂-ut a-ak ša₂-aš₂-ša₂-ta₂ ka₄-ra-ta₂-la-ri ^dišNUMUN-MEŠ ^dišnu-ka₄-mi [^dišLUGAL-ip]

And Darius the king says: For that reason we call (our) family Achaemenids. From long ago (we) have been noble and from long ago our family has been kings.

^dišda-ra-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi a-na lib₃-bi a-ga-a (3) NUMUN ša₂ a-ha-ma-ni-iš-ši MEŠ a-ni-ni ni-qab-bi ul-tu SUHUŠ DUMU-DU₃-MEŠ a-ni-ni ul-tu SUHUŠ-NUMUN-u₂-ni LUGAL-MEŠ-šu₂-nu

𐎰(9)𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏒 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎺𐎶 (10) 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎴𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏑 𐏓 𐎯𐎢𐎻𐎡𐎫𐎠𐎱𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎺𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡(11)𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎶𐏃𐎹 𐏓

1.8-11: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya VIII manā taumāyā tayaiy paruvam xšāyaθiyā āha adam navama IX duvitāparanam vayam xšāyaθiyā amahạy

Darius the King says: 8 (there were) of my family, who were formerly kings; I (am) the ninth; 9 in succession we have been kings.

4. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-[u]-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri 8(diš) ^dišLUGAL-ip ^dišNUMUN-MEŠ ^dišu₂-ni-na ap-pu-ka₄ ^dišLUGAL-me mar-ri-iš ^dišu₂ 9(diš)-u₂-[me-ma ^dišLUGAL-me] hu-ut-ta₂ ša₂-ma-ak-mar ^dišnu-ku ^dišLUGAL-ip-u₂-ut

And Darius the king says: 8 kings in my family held kingship before me. I held the 9th kingship. One after the other, we were kings.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi 8(diš) ina ŠA₃ NUMUN-ia at-tu-u-a ina pa-na-tu-u-a LUGAL-tu i-te-ep-šu₂ (4) 9(diš)-KAM ana-ku 9 LUGAL-MEŠ ša₂ NUMUN da-ru-u₂ a-ni-ni

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭(12)𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏓

1.11-12: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya vašnā Auramazdāha adam xšāyaθiya amiy Auramazdā xšaçam manā frābara

Darius the King says: By the favour of Ahuramazda I am King; Ahuramazda bestowed the kingdom on me.

5. a-ak ^dišdar-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri za-u-m-in [^du]-ra-[maš-da-na] ^diš#LUGAL#-me ^dišu₂ hu-ut-ta₂ ^du-ra-maš-da ^dišLUGAL-me ^dišu₂ du-nu-iš

And Darius the king says: (By) the intercession of Ahuramazda, I exercised kingship. Ahuramazda gave me the kingship.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da-a' ana-ku LUGAL ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da-a' LUGAL-tu ana-ku it-tan-nu

𐎰(13)𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎡𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴(14)𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐏃𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 𐏓 𐎢𐎺𐎩 𐏓 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎠(15)𐎰𐎢𐎼𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹 𐏓 𐎸𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎠𐎹 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎼𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎿𐎱𐎼𐎭 𐏓 𐎹𐎢𐎴 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎷𐎡𐎴 𐏓 𐎣𐎫(16)𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 𐏓 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 𐏓 𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏓 𐏃𐎼𐎡𐎺 𐏓 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 𐏓 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐎿(17)𐎣 𐏓 𐎰𐎫𐎦𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎶𐎣 𐏓 𐎳𐎼𐏃𐎼𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐏔𐏒𐏑 𐏓

1.12-17: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya imā dahạyāva tayā manā *patiyāiša vašnā Auramazdāha adamšām xšāyaθiya āham Pārsa Ūvja Bābiruš Aθurā Arabāya Mudrāya tayaiy drayahạyā Sparda Yauna Māda Armina Katpatuka Parθava Zraka Haraiva Uvārazmīy Bāxtriš Suguda Gadāra Saka Θataguš Harauvatiš Maka fraharavam dahạyāva XXIII

Darius the King says: These (are) the countries, which came into my possession; by the favour of Ahuramazda I was their King - Persia, Elam (Khuzistan), Babylon, Assyria, Arabia, Egypt, those beside the sea, Sardis (Lydia), Ionia, Media, Armenia, Cappadocia, Parthia, Drangiana (Sistan), Aria (Herat), Chorasmia, Bactria, Sogdiana, Gandara, Saka (Scythia), Sattagydia, Arachosia, Maka (Makran), in all 23 countries.

6. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri ^dišda-[a]-ia-[u-iš hi ap-pa] ^dišu₂-ni-na ti-ri-iš-ti za-u-mi-in ^du-ra-maš-da-na ^dišu₂ ^dišLUGAL-me ap-pi-ni hu-ut-ta₂ ^dišpar₂-šip_x(Eš) a-ak ^dišha-tam-tup [a-ak ^dišba-bi₃-li]-ip# a-ak ^dišaš₂ šu-ra-ip a-[ak ^ašar]-ba-ia-ip a-ak ^dišmu-iz-za-ri-ia-ip a-ak ^dišAN-KAM-MEŠ-ip a-ak [^dišiš-par₂-da-pe₃ a]-ak ^diši-ia-u-na-ip a-ak ^dišma-da-pe₃ a-ak ^dišhar-mi-nu-ia-ip a-ak ^diška₄-at-ba-du-kaš-pe₃ a-ak ^dišpar₂-tu-ma-ip# [a-ak ^dišsir-ra]-in-kaš-pe₃ a-ak ^dišha-ri-i-ia-ip# [a]-ak ^dišma-raš₂-mi-ia-ip a-ak ^dišba-ak-ši-iš a-ak ^dišsu-ug-daš-pe₃ a-ak [^dišpar₂-ru-ba-ra-e]-sa-na a-ak ^dišša₂-ak-ka₄-pe₃ a-ak [^diš]sa-ad-da-ku-iš a-ak ^dišhar-ra-u-ma-ti-iš a-ak ^dišma-ak-ka₄ PAP ir tar-tin [2(u) 3(diš) ^dišda-a-ia-u]-iš

And Darius the king says: These (are) the nations who called (themselves) mine (and by) the intercession of Ahuramazda, I established (my) kingship over them: The Persians and the Elamites and the Babylonians and the Assyrians and the Arabians and the Egyptians and the Sea-People and the Sardians and the Ionians and the Medes and the Armenians and the Cappadocians and the Parthians and the Drangians and the Areians and the Chorasmians and Bactria and the Sogdians and Parauparisana(?) and the Scythians and Sattagydia and Arachosia and Maka, a grand(?) total (of) 23 nations.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi a-ga-ni-tu₂ (5) KUR-KUR ša₂ ana-ku i-šem-ma-'i-in-ni ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da-a' ana-ku a-na LUGAL-ši-na at-tur ^kurpa-ar-su ^kurelam-ma^ki DIN-TUR^ki ^kuraš-šur ^kura-ra-bi ^kurmi-ṣir ina mar-ra-ti ^kursa-par-du ^kuria-a-ma-nu (6) ^kurma-da-a-a ^kuru₂-ra-aš₂-ṭu ^kurkat₂-pa-tuk-ka ^kurpa-ar-tu-u₂ ^kurza-ra-an-ga ^kura-ri-e-mu ^kurhu-ma-ri-iz-mu ^kurba-ah-tar ^kursu-ug-du ^kurpa-ar-u₂-pa-ra-e-sa-an-na ^kurgi-mi-ri ^kursa-at-ta-gu-u₂ (7) ^kura-ru-hat-ti ^kurma-ka PAP 2(u) 3(diš) KUR-KUR-MEŠ

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼(18)𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎡𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢(19)𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎲𐎭𐎣𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎼𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎨𐎠𐎶 (20) 𐏓 𐎠𐎰𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎱𐎺𐎠 𐏓 𐎼𐎢𐏂𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎺𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎹𐎫𐎠 𐏓

1.17-20: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya imā dahạyāva tayā manā *patiyāiša vašnā Auramazdāha manā badakā āhatā manā bājim abaratā *tayašām hacāma aθahạya xšapavā raucapativā ava akunavayatā

Darius the King says: These (are) the countries, which came into my possession; by the favour of Ahuramazda they were my subjects; they bore me tribute; as was said to them by me, either by night or by day, so was (it) done.

7. a-ak ^dda-ri-ia-[ma-u]-iš [^diš]LUGAL# na-an-ri ^dišda-a-ia-u-iš hi ap-pa ^dišu₂-ni-na ti-ri-iš-ti za-u-mi-in [^du-ra-maš-da-na] TAŠ# li-pa₂-me ^dišu₂-ni-na hu-ut-ta₂-uh# [ba-zi]-iš ^dišu₂-ni-na ku-ti-iš ap-pa ^dišu₂ ... ap ti-ri-ia ^dši-ut-ma-na ^dna-an-ma-na hu-uh#-pe₃ hu-ut-ta₂-iš

And Darius the king says: These nations who call (themselves) mine, (by) the intercession of Ahuramazda, performed service unto me, brought me tribute, (and) whatever I commanded, night and day, they accomplished.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi a-ga-ni-e-tu₂ KUR-KUR ša₂ ana-ku i-šem-ma-'i-in-ni GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da-' a-na a-na-ku ^lu₂ARAD-MEŠ it-tu-ru-nu man-da-at-ta (8) a-na ana-ku i-na-aš₂-šu-u' ša₂ la-pa-ni-ia at-tu-u-a iq-qab-bu-u' lu mu-ša lu U₄-mu a-na ša₂-a!(ZA)-šu₂ ip-pu-šu-u'

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺(21)𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎫𐎼 𐏓 𐎡𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎢(22)𐎲𐎼𐎫𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎣 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎿𐎫𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎱𐎼𐎿𐎶 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠(23)𐏃 𐏓 𐎡𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎹 𐏓 𐎹𐎰𐎠𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎰𐏃(24)𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎹𐎫𐎠 𐏓

1.20-24: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya atar imā dahạyāva martiya haya agriya āha avam ubạrtam abaram haya arīka āha avam ufrastam apạrsam vašnā Auramazdāha imā dahạyāva tayanā manā dātā apariyāya yaθāšām hacāma aθahạya avaθā akunavayatā

Darius the King says: Within these countries the man who (was) faithful, him I rewarded well; he who (was) faithless, him I punished well. By the favour of Ahuramazda these countries showed respect for my law; as was said to them by me, so was it done.

8. a-ak ^dišda-ri#-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri ^dišda-a-ia-u-iš hi ha-ti-ma ^dišRUH-MEŠ-ir-ra [ak-ka₄ kan2?-na?-iš?] hu#-pir₂-ri ir ku uk-ti ak-[ka₄ ...] hu-pir₂-ri šil-la-ka₄ mi-ul-e ha-pi za-u-mi-in ^du-ra-maš-da-na [da-at-tam ap-pa ^dišu2]-ni-na ^dišda-a-ia-u-iš hi ha-ti ku-uk-ta₂-ak ap-pa an-ka₄ ^dišu₂-ik-ki-mar ap ti-ri-ik-ka₄ hu-uh-pe₃ hu-ut-[ta₂-iš]

And Darius the king says: Throughout these nations, the man who(?) was(?) …, him (I) upheld; whoever injured, him greatly (I) investigated. (By) the intercession of Ahuramazda, my law was upheld throughout these nations; whatever I commanded, that they accomplished.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi ina bi-rit KUR-KUR a-ga-ni-e-tu₂ LU₂ pi-it-qu-du a-na ša₂-a-šu₂ (9) ana-ku lu ma-a-du u₂-sa-ad-di-id [LU₂] ša₂ lib₃-bi bi-i-šu₂ al-ta-ta-al-šu₂ ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da-a' di-na-a-tu₂ at-tu-u-a ina bi-rit KUR-KUR a-ga-ni-e-tu₂ u₂-ša₂-as-gu-u ša₂ la-pa-ni-ia at-tu-u-a (10) iq-qab-bu-u' lu mu-šu lu U₄-mu a-na ša₂-a-šu₂ ip-pu-šu-u'

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠(25)𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 𐏓 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎲𐎼: 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏓 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 𐏓 (26) 𐏃𐎶𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎶 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏓

1.24-26: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya Auramazdāmaiy ima xšaçam frābara Auramazdāmaiy upastām abara yātā ima xšaçam hamadārayaiy vašnā Auramazdāha ima xšaçam dārayāmiy

Darius the King says: Ahuramazda bestowed this kingdom on me. Ahuramazda bore me aid until I took possession of this kingdom. By the favour of Ahuramazda I hold this kingdom.

9. [a]-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL [na]-an-ri ^du-ra-maš-da hi LUGAL-me ^dišu₂ du-nu-iš a-ak ^du-ra-maš-da pi-ik-[ti ^dišu₂ ta₂-iš ku-iš ^diš]u₂ ^dišLUGAL-me hi-pe₃-la a-ak za-u-mi-in [^du]-ra-maš-da-na ^dišu₂ ^dišLUGAL-me mar-ri-ia

And Darius the king says: Ahuramazda gave me this kingship and Ahuramazda sent me aid, until I strengthened this kingship, and (by) the intercession of Ahuramazda, I held kingship.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da-a' LUGAL-tu it-tan-nu ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da is-se-dan-nu a-di UGU ša₂ LUGAL-tu a-ga-ta (11) at-tu-a ta-at-tu-ru-u' ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da LUGAL-u₂-tu ana-ku aṣ-ṣa-bat

𐎰𐎠(27)𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎫𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎼𐎫𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐎧𐏁(28)𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎤𐎢𐎼𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎱𐎢𐏂 𐏓 𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎧𐎶 𐏓 𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎹(29)𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏓 𐎱𐎽𐎢𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎡𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎲𐎼𐎠(30)𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎠𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎱𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎣(31)𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎠𐎩 𐏓 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎠𐎩 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐏃𐎹(32)𐎠 𐏓 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐏀𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎺 𐏓 𐎫𐎹 𐏓 𐎲𐎼𐎮𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎩𐎫 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪i 𐎹 𐏓 𐎸𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎠𐎹𐎶 (33) 𐏓 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺 𐏓 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎲𐎢𐎪𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎸𐎢𐎭𐎼𐎠𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎣 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎺 (34) 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐎼𐎢𐎥 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐎺𐎠 𐏓 𐎺𐎿𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎺 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎫(35)𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎢𐎺𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎢𐏁𐎢𐎺𐎠 𐏓

1.26-35: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya ima taya manā kạrtam pasāva yaθā xšāyaθiya abavam Kabūjiya nāma Kurauš puça amāxam taumāyā *hauv paruvam idā xšāyaθiya āha avahạyā Kabūjiyahạyā brātā *Bạrdiya nāma āha hamātā hamapitā Kabūjiyahạyā pasāva *Kabūjiya avam Bạrdiyam avāja yaθā Kabūjiya Bạrdiyam avāja kārahạyā [naiy] azdā abava taya Bạrdiya avajata pasāva Kabūjiya Mudrāyam *ašiyava yaθā Kabūjiya Mudrāyam ašiyava pasāva kāra arīka abava [utā] drauga dahạyauvā vasiy abava utā Pārsaiy utā Mādaiy utā aniyāuvā dahạyušuvā

Darius the King says. This (is) what was done by me after I became King. A son of Cyrus, Cambyses by name, of our family - he was king here. Of that Cambyses there was a brother, Smerdis by name, of the same mother, of the same father as Cambyses. After that Cambyses killed that Smerdis. When Cambyses killed Smerdis, it did not become known to the people that Smerdis had been killed. After that Cambyses went off to Egypt. When Cambyses went off to Egypt, after that the people became disloyal. After that deceit became widespread in the country, both in Persia and in Media, and in the other countries.

10. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-[iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri] hi ap-pa ^dišu₂ hu-ut-ta₂ [za-u-mi-in ^du-ra-maš]-da-na me-ni sa-ap ap-pa ^dišLUGAL me du-ma ^diškan₂-bu-zi₂-ia hi-[še ^dišku-raš₂ ^dišša₂-ak-ri ^dišNUMUN-MEŠ] ^dišnu?-man?-ma? nu-ka₄-mi hu-pir2!-[ri ...] la-ta₂ ^dišLUGAL-me mar-ri-iš ^diškan₂-bu-zi₂-ia hu-pir₂-ri ^diši-gi-ri [^dišbir₃-ti-ia hi-še] taš-ta₂-ma a-ak ^munusam-ma! at-ta₂ ...-pu a-ak ^diškan₂-bu-zi₂-ia hu-pir₂-ri ^dišbir₃-ti-ia ir hal-pi-iš sa#-[ap ^diškan₂-bu-zi2]-ia ^dišbir₃-ti-ia ir hal-pi-iš ^dištaš-[šu]-ip₂ in-ni tur-na-iš ap-pa ^dišbir₃-ti-ia hal-pi-ka₄ me-ni ^diškan₂-bu-zi₂-ia ^dišmu-iz-za-[ri-ia-ip-ik]-ki pa-ri-iš me-ni ^dištaš-šu-[ip2] ha-[ri-ik]-ka₄-iš ku-ut-ta₂ ti-ut-ki-me ^dišda-a-ia-u-iš ha-ti-ma ir-še-ik-ki [ku-ut-ta2] ^dišpar₂-šip_x(Eš)-ik-ki ku-ut-ta₂ ^dišma-[da]-pe₃-ik-ki a-ak ku-ut-ta₂ ^dišda-a-ia-u-iš ap-pa da-a-e ha-ti-ma

And Darius the king says: This is what I did (by) the intercession of Ahuramazda, after (I) received the kingship. Cambyses by name, Cyrus’ son, of our family, formerly(?) held kingship. That Cambyses, his brother was Smerdis by name, and (Cambyses from) mother (and) father was together with him and that Cambyses killed Smerdis. When Cambyses killed Smerdis the people didn’t know that Smerdis was dead. Then Cambyses went to Egypt. Then the people caused destruction; furthermore, the lies grew throughout the nations, both in Persia and in Media, and throughout other nations.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi a-ga-a- ša₂ ana-ku e-pu-šu ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da ar₂-ki ša₂ a-na LUGAL a-tu-ru (12) ^diš-en LU₂ ^diškam-bu-zi-ia DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ ^dišku-ra-aš₂ LUGAL ^kurpar-su LUGAL KUR-KUR šu-u₂ ša₂ NUMUN-ia a-kan-na a-na LUGAL it-tur ša₂ ^diškam-bu-zi-ia a-ga-šu-u ŠEŠ-šu₂ ^dišbar-zi-ia ^diš-en AD-šu₂-nu 1(diš)-et AMA-šu₂-nu (13) ^diškam-bu-zi-ia₂ a-ga-ša₂ a-na ^dišbar-zi-ia₂ id-duk ar₂-ki ša₂ ^diškam-bu-zi-ia₂ id-duk-ku a-na ^dišbar-zi-ia₂ a-na u₂-qu ul me-e-di ša₂ ^dišbar-zi-ia₂ di-i-ki ar₂-ki ^diškam-bu-zi-ia₂ a-na ^kurmi-ṣir (14) it-ti u₂-qu it-ta-lak ar₂-ki ša₂ ^diškam-bu-zi-ia₂ a-na ^kurmi-ṣir il-li-ku ar₂-ki u₂-qu lib₃-bi bi-i-šu₂ it-taš-kan ar₂-ki pir-ṣa-a-tu₂ ina KUR-KUR lu ma-a-du ina ^kurpar-su ina ^kurma-da-a-a (15) ina DIN-TUR^ki u ina KUR-KUR ša₂-n-e-tu₂

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