(18) 𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎱𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠(19)𐏃 𐏓 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏓 𐎣𐎶𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎡𐏁𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎼𐎴 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 𐏓 𐎶𐎴(20)𐎠 𐏓 𐎲𐎭𐎣 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎰𐏃𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎣(21)𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎩𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏓 𐎻𐎡𐎭𐎼𐎴 𐏓 𐏃(22)𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺 𐏓 𐎹𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎼𐎠𐎼𐎿 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎽𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎺𐎼𐎭𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐎠(23)𐎭𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐏃𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐎲𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐏁𐎢𐎺𐎠 (24) 𐏓 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎣𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎠𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢(25)𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐎫(26)𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎷𐎡𐏂𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎩 𐏓 𐎨𐎿𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶𐎣𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐏔𐏒𐏒𐏒𐏑 𐏓 𐎼𐎢𐎨𐎲𐎡𐏁 𐏓 𐎰𐎣𐎫(27)𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎼𐎫𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐏃𐎢𐎺 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎱𐎭 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶(28)𐎠 𐏓 𐎭𐏃𐎹𐎠𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎿𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭(29)𐎶 𐏓

2.18-29: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya kāra Pārsa utā Māda haya upā mām āha hauv kamnam āha pasāva adam kāram frāišayam Vidạrna nāma Pārsa manā badaka avamšām maθištam akunavam avaθāšām aθaham paraitā avam kāram tayam Mādam jatā haya manā naiy gaubataiy pasāva hauv Vidạrna hadā kārā ašiyava yaθā Mādam parārasa *Māruš nāma vardanam Mādaiy avadā hamaranam akunauš hadā Mādaibiš haya Mādaišuvā maθišta āha hauv adakaiy naiy avadā āha Auramazdāmaiy upastām abara vašnā Auramazdāha kāra [haya] manā avam kāram tayam hamiçiyam aja vasiy Ānāmakahạyā māhạyā XXVII raucabiš θakatā āha avaθāšām hamaranam kạrtam pasāva hauv kāra haya manā Kapada nāma dahạyāuš Mādaiy avadā mām amānaiya yātā adam arasam Mādam

Darius the King says: The Persian and Median army, which was under me, this was a small (force). After that, I sent forth an army. Vidarna (Hydarnes) by name, a Persian. my subject - him I made their chief. Then I said to them, "Go forth, smite that Median army, which does not call itself mine." After that this Hydarnes with the army went off. When he reached Media - (there is) a town, Mârush by name, in Media, there he fought the battle with the Medes. He who was chief among the Medes, he was not there then. Ahuramazda bore me aid; by the favour of Ahuramazda my army severely defeated that rebellious army. 27 days of the month Anâmaka were past, then the battle was fought by them. After that, this army of mine - (there is) a district, Kampada by name, in Media - there (it) waited for me until I arrived in Media.

22b. ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ^dišpar₂-šip_x(Eš) a-ak ^dišma-da-pe₃ ^dišu₂ ta₂-iš ha-ri-ik-ki ša₃-ri me-ni ^dišu₂ ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ^dišma-da-pe₃-ik-ki ti-ip-pe₃ ta₂-ah ^dišmi-tar-na hi-še ^dišpar₂-šir₈ ki-ir ^dišu₂ ^dišli-pa₂-ru-ri hu-pir₂-ri ^dišir-ša₂-ir-ra ap-pi-ni ir hu-ut-ta₂ hi zi₂-la ap ti-ri-ia mi-te-iš ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ^dišma-da-pe₃ ak-ka₄-pe₃ ^dišu₂-ni-na in-ni ti-ri-man-pi hu-pi-pe₃ hal-pi-iš-man-ka₄ me-ni ^dišmi-tar-na ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ i-ta₂-ka₄ ^ašma-da-pe₃-ik-ki sa-ak sa-ap ^dišma-da-pe₃-ik-ki ir pa-ri-ik ^ašHAL-MEŠ ^ašma-ru-iš hi-še ^ašma-da-pe₃-ik-ki ha-mi ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ut-ta₂-iš ak-ka₄ ^dišma-da-pe₃-na ir-ša₂-ir-ra ha-me-er in-ni ha-ri-ir ^du-ra-maš-da pi-ik-ti ^dišu₂ ta₂-iš za-u-mi-in ^du-ra-maš-da-na ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišu₂-ni-na ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa pe₃-ti-ip-na ir-še-ik-ki hal-pi-iš 2(u) 7(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-iš me-ni ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišu₂-ni-na aš₂-ki in-ni hu-ut-ta₂-iš ^dišda-a-ia-u₂-iš ^aška₄-um-pan-taš hi-še ^dišma-da-pe₃-ik-ki ha-mi za-ti-iš ku-iš ^dišu₂ ši-in-nu-gi-ut ^dišma-da-pe₃-ik-ki

The Persian and the Median troops with me were few. Then I sent forth the troops to Media. Hydarnes by name, a Persian, my servant, I made their chief, thus I said to them: Go forth! The Median troops who do not call themselves mine, kill them! Then Hydarnes together with the troops went off to the Media. When he went to Media, in the town, Maruš by name, in Media, there (he) did battle. (He) who was chief among the Medes wasn't present at that time. Ahuramazda sent me aid. (By) the intercession of Ahuramazda, my troops slaughtered the rebellious troops. 27 days of the month Hanamakaš had passed, thus (they) did battle. Then my troops did not accomplished anything. (In a) district, Kampantaš by name, in Media, there he awaited for me until I came to Media.

u₂-qu ša₂ it-ti-ia ša₂ ^kurpar-su u ^kurma-da-a-a i-ṣu-tu₂ ar₂-ki a-na-ku u₂-qu al-ta-par ana ^kurma-da-a-a ^dišu₂-mi-da-ar-na-a' MUšu₂ LU₂ qal-la-a LUR!(KUR) par-sa-a-a a-na (45) GAL-u₂ ina UGU-šu-nu al-ta-par um-ma al-ka-ma ana u₂-qu ša₂ ^kurma-da-a-a ša₂ la i-šem-mu-'i-in-ni du-ka-a'-šu-nu-tu ar₂-ki ^diš u₂-mi-da-ar-na-a' a-na ^kurma-da-a-a it-ti u₂-qu it-ta-lak ana ^kurma-da-a-a ana ka-ša-du ina IRI ma-ru-u' MUšu₂ ša₂ ina ^kurma-da-a-a (46) ina lib₃-bi ṣe-el-tu₂ i-te-ep-šu-u' it-ti u₂-qu ša₂ ^kurma-da-a-a šu-u ša₂ ina UGU LU₂ ma-da-a-a-MEŠ GALu₂ ina lib₃-bi ia-a-nu ^du₂-ra-mi-iz-da is-se-dan-nu ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ra-mi-iz-da u₂-qu at-tu-u-a id-du-ku ana ni-ik-ru-tu a-ga-šu₂-nu UD 2(u) 7(diš)-KAM ša₂ ITI AB ṣe-el-tu₂ i-te-ep-šu-u' (47) id-du-ku-u' in a li₃-be-šu₂-nu [3(diš) LIM] 8(diš) ME 2(u) 7(diš) u bal-ṭu-tu₂ uṣ-ṣab-bi-tu-u' 4(diš) LIM 3(diš) ME 2(u) 9(diš) ar₂-ki ^dišu₂-mi-da-ar-na-a' ša₂-ni-tu₄ KASKAL a-na UGU ^kurma-da-a-a in a lib₃-bi i-dag-ga-lu-u' pa-ni-ia₂ a-di UGU ša₂ ana-ku al-la-ku ana ^kurma-da-a-a (48) ar₂-ki a-na ^iria-ga-ma-ta-nu pa-ni-ia₂ [il]-li-ku