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𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎲𐎠(84)𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎴𐎮𐎡𐎫𐎲𐎡𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎤𐎭𐎼𐎨𐎼 𐏓 𐎠𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎠 (85) 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎴𐎮𐎡𐎫𐎲𐎡𐎼𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 (86) 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓

1.83-86: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya pasāva adam Bābirum ašiyavam abiy avam Naditabairam haya Nabukudaracara agaubatā kāra haya Naditabairahạyā Tigrām adāraya avadā aištatā utā abiš nāviyā āha

Darius the King says: After that I went off to Babylon, towards that Nidintu-Bel, who called himself Nebuchadnezzar. The army that was Nidintu-Bel's held the Tigris; there it took its I stand, and on account of the waters (the Tigris) was navigable. (i.e. the water was deep).

17a. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri me-ni ^dišu₂ ^dišba-bi₃-li pa-ri-ia ^dišnu-ti-ut-be-ul hu-pir₂-ri-ik-ka ak-ka₄ na-an-ri ^dišu₂ ^dišnab-ku-tur-ru-sir ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišnu-ti-ut-be-ul hu-pir₂-ri-na ^ašA-MEŠ ^ašti-ig-ra hi-še ha-mi pe₃-sa-ip-ti ^ašti-ig-ra ^ašša₃-ri-ut mar-ri-iš ku-ut-ta₂ ^ašA-MEŠ [ha]-ah _^gešMA₂-MEŠ-na

And Darius the king says: Then I went to Babylon, to that Nidintu-Bēl, who said: I (am) Nebuchadnezzar. The troops of that Nidintu-Bēl, at the river Tigris by name, there, were deployed(?). (They) sized the bank(?) of the Tigris and that river was navigable.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi ar₂-ki ana-ku ana DIN-TIR^ki al-lik-ma a-na UGU (34) ^dišni-din-tu₂-^den a-ga-šu-u ša₂ iq-bu-u um-ma a-na-ku ^diš^dmuati-nig₂-du uri₃ at-ta-lak u₂-qu ša₂ ^dišni-din-tu₂-^den [ina!] GU₂ ^id₂di-ig-lat u₂-šu-uz-zu ^id₂ku-ul-lu-u' ^id₂IDIGNA ma-li

𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐏁𐎣𐎠𐎢𐎺𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎠𐎣𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎢𐏁(87)𐎲𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎿𐎶 𐏓 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎴𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎶 (88) 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎫𐎡𐎥𐎼𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎻𐎡𐎹𐎫𐎼𐎹𐎠𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 (89) 𐎫𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎴𐎮𐎡𐎫𐎲𐎡𐎼𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎩𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎺𐎿𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐏂𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎮𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐏔𐏒𐏒𐏒 𐏓 𐎼𐎢(90)𐎨𐎲𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎰𐎣𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎶𐎠 𐏓

1.86-90: pasāva adam kāram maškāuvā avākanam aniyam ušabārim akunavam aniyahạyā asam frānayam Auramazdāmaiy upastām abara vašnā Auramazdāha Tigrām viyatarayāma avadā avam kāram tayam Naditabairahạyā adam ajanam vasiy Āçiyādiyahạya māhạyā XXVI raucabiš θakatā āha avaθā hamaranam akumā

After that, I floated (my) army on skins; one part I made camel-borne; for another part I provided horses. Ahuramazda bore me aid; by the favour of Ahuramazda we crossed the Tigris. There I severely defeated that army which (was) Nidintu-Bel's. 26 days of the month Âssiyadiya were past, then we fought the battle.

17b. me-ni ^dišu₂ ^dištaš-šu-ip mas-ka₄-um-ma [zik-ka4]-ka₄ ap-pa _ANŠE-A-AB-BA-MEŠ-ma ap-pi-in pe₃-ip-la ap#-pa ANŠE-KUR-RA-MEŠ ir pe₃-ip-li-ip-pa₂ ^du-ra-maš-da pi-ik-ti ^dišu₂ ta₂-iš za-u-mi-in ^du-ra-maš-da-na ^ašti-ig-ra an-la-gi-u₂-ut-ta₂ ha-mi ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišnu-ti-ut-be-ul hu-pir₂-ri-na hal-pi-ia 2(u) 6(diš) ^dna-an ^dITI-MEŠ ^dha-iš-ši-ia-ti-ia-iš-na pi-ir-ka₄ hi zi₂-la ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ta-ta₂-hu-ut ir-še-ik-ki ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ha-mi hal-pi

Then I supplied the troops with leather-skins; (another) remaining part, (I) placed them on camels, (for another) remaining part, on horses was placed. Ahuramazda sent me aid. (By) the intercession of Ahuramazda, (we) went across the Tigris there, (I) killed the troops of that Nidintu-Bēl. 26 days of month Hashiyatiyasš had passed, thus (we) made battle. (I) killed many of his(?) troops there.

ar₂-ki ana-ku u₂-qu (35) a-na ŠA₃ [^geš]MA₂-MEŠ ša₂ KUŠ u₂-se-li it-ti ANŠE-KUR-RA-MEŠ ANŠE-A-AB-BA-MEŠ ^id₂IDIGNA ni-te-bir ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da is-se-dan-nu ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da ^id₂di-ig-lat ni-te-bi-ir ad-du-uk (36) a-na u₂-qu ša₂ ^diš ni-din-tu₂-^den UD 2(u) 6(diš)-KAM ša₂ ITI GAN ṣe-el-tu₂ ni-te-pu-uš gab-bi-šu₂-nu ni-du-uk u-bal-ṭu-tu₂ ul nu-uṣ-ṣab-bit

𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧(91)𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎲𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎽𐎢𐎶 𐏓 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎱(92)𐎠𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐏀𐎠𐏀𐎠𐎴 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎺𐎼𐎭𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎵𐎢𐎺 𐏓 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏓 𐎴𐎮𐎡𐎫(93)𐎲𐎡𐎼 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎴𐎲𐎢𐎤𐎭𐎼𐎨𐎼 𐏓 𐎠𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐏃𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎫𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 (94) 𐎨𐎼𐎫𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶(95)𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎴𐎮𐎡𐎫𐎲𐎡𐎼𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎩𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎺𐎿𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎱𐎡𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠(96)𐎱𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎼𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏓 𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶𐎣𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐏒 𐏓 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐎲𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎰𐎣𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎠𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎶𐎠

1.90-96: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya pasāva adam Bābirum ašiyavam aθaiya Bābirum [yaθā naiy] *upāyam Zāzāna nāma vardanam anuv Ufrātuvā avadā [hauv] Naditabaira haya Nabukudaracara agaubatā āiš hadā kārā patiš [mām] *hamaranam cartanaiy pasāva hamaranam akumā Auramazdāmaiy upastām abara [vašnā] Auramazdāha kāram tayam Naditabairahạyā adam ajanam vasiy aniya apiyā *āhạyatā āpīšim parābara Ānāmakahạyā māhạyā II raucabiš θakatā āha avaθā hamaranam akumā

Darius the King says: After that, I went off to Babylon. When I had not arrived at Babylon, a town, Zâzâna by name, beside the Euphrates, there that Nidintu-Bel, who called himself Nebuchadrezzar, came with an army against me to do battle. After that, we fought the battle. Ahuramazda bore me aid; by the favour of Ahuramazda I severely defeated the army of Nidintu-Bel. One part of it was thrown into the water; the water carried it away. 2 days of the month Anâmaka were past, then we fought the battle.

18. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri me-ni [^dišu2] ba-bi₃-li pa-ri-ia ... ^ašba-bi₃-li in-ni li-ip-pu-gi-ut-ta₂ ^ašHAL-MEŠ ^ašza-iz-za-an hi-še ^ašu₂-ip-ra-tu3#!-iš ta₂-ma ta₂-ak ha-mi ^dišnu-ti-ut-be-ul hu-pir₂-ri ak-ka₄ na-an-ri ^dišu₂ ^dišnab-ku-tur-ru-sir ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ i-ta₂-ka₄ IR RU TAš ši-in-nu-ik ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ut-ti-man-ra me-ni ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ut-ta₂-hu-ut ^du-ra-maš-da pi-ik-ti ^dišu₂ ta₂-iš za-u-mi-in ^du-ra-[mas]-da-na ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišnu-ti-ut-be-ul hu-pir₂-ri-na ha-mi [hal-pi]-ia 2(diš) ^dna-an ^dITI-MEŠ ^dha-na-ma-ak-kaš-na pi-ir-[ka4] hi zi₂-la ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ut-ta₂-hu-ut ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišnu-ti-ut-be-ul-na ^dišu₂ hal-pi ir-še-ik-ki a-ak ap-[pa ^aš]A-MEŠ-ma pu-ut-ta₂-na A-MEŠ hi-ma ša₂-sa-ak

And Darius the king says: then I went to Babylon. Before I arrived in Babylon, a town, Zazzan by name, situated on the Euphrates, there that Nidintu-Bēl, who said: Nebuchadnezzar attacked me together with troops in battle. Then (we) made battle. Ahuramazda sent me aid. (By) intercession of Ahuramazda, (I) killed the troops of that Nidintu-Bēl there. 2 days of month Hanamakaš had passed, thus we made battle. I slaughtered the troops of Nidintu-Bēl, and (others) who were fleeing to the river were carried away by this river.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi ar₂-ki ana-ku ana DIN-TIR^ki at-ta-lak ana DIN-TIR^ki la ka-ša₂-du in a IRI za-za-a-nu MUšu ša₂ GU₃ ^id₂BURANUN (37) [ina] lib₃-bi ^dišni-din-tu₂-^den ša₂ iq-bu-u um-ma ana-ku [^diš^d]muati-nig₂-du-uri₃ LUGAL DIN-TIR[^ki ana] tar-ṣi-ia it-ta-lak it-ti u₂-qu ana e-pe-šu₂ ta-ha-zi ar₂-ki ṣe-el-tu₂ ni-te-pu-šu₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da is-se-dan-nu ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ri-mi-iz-da u₂-qu ša₂ ^dišni-din-tu₂-^den (38) ad-du-uk ana lib₃-bi ID₂ ih-li-qu-ma ID₂ u₂-bil-šu₂-nu-tu ni-te-pu-uš ṣe-el-tu₂ UD 2(diš)-KAM ša₂ ITI AB gab-bi-šu₂-nu ni-du-uk u bal-ṭu-tu₂ ul nu-uṣ-ṣab-bit

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