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 kur}aš-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