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 [^dišd]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