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