2.64-70: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya pasāva adam nijāyam hacā Bābirauš ašiyavam Mādam yaθā Mādam parārasam Kuduruš nāma vardanam Mādaiy avadā hauv Fravạrtiš haya Mādaiy xšāyaθiya agaubatā āiš hadā kārā patiš mām hamaranam cartanaiy pasāva hamaranam akumā Auramazdāmaiy upastām abara vašnā Auramazdāha kāram tayam Fravạrtaiš adam ajanam vasiy Ādukanaišahạyā māhạyā XXV raucabiš θakatā āha avaθā hamaranam akumā

Darius the King says: After that I went away from Babylon; I set off for Media. When I reached Media - (there is) a town, Kundurush by name, in Media – there this Phraortes, who called himself the king in Media, 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 Phraortes. 25 days of the month Adukanaisha were past, then we fought the battle.

25a. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri me-ni ^dišu₂ ^dišba-bi₃-li-mar li-lu-gi-ut-ta₂ ^dišma-da-pe₃-ik-ki pa-ri-ia sa-ap ^dišma-da-pe₃-ik-ki in pa-ru-gi-ut ^ašHAL-MEŠ ^ašku-un-tar-ru-iš hi-še ^dišma-da-pe₃-ik-ki ha-mi ^dišpir₂-ru-mar-ti-iš hu-pir₂-ri ši-in-nu-ik ak-ka₄ na-an-ri ^dišu₂ ^dišLUGAL-me ^dišma-da-pe₃-na hu-ut-ta₂ ma-ra 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-maš-da-na ha-mi ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišpir₂-ru-mar-ti-iš-na ^dišu₂ hal-pi ir-še-ik-ki 2(u) 5(diš) ^dna-an ^dITI-MEŠ ^dha-du-kan₂-na-iš-na pi-ir-ka₄ hi zi₂-la ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ut-ti-u₂-ut

And Darius the king says: Then I came forth from Babylon and went to Media. When I went to Media, the town, Kuntarruš by name, in Media, that Phraortes, who said: I held kingship of the Medes, came to do battle. Then (we) did battle. Ahuramazda sent me aid. (By) the intercession of Ahuramazda, I slaughtered the troops of Phraortes. 25 days of the month Hadukannaš had passed, thus (we) did battle.

ar₂-ki ul-tu babila_x(|DIN.TIR|)^ki ana-ku u₂-ṣa-am-ma at-ta-lak a-na ^kurma-da-a-a a-na ka-ša₂-di a-na ^kurma-da-a-a ina ^iriku-un-du-ur šu-um-šu₂ ina ^kurma-da-a-a (58) a-na tar-ṣi-ia₂ ^dišpa-ar-u₂-mar-ti-iš a-ga-šu-u ša₂ iq-bu-u um-ma a-na-ku ^dišha-ša₂-at-ri-it-ti NUMUN ša₂ ^dišu₂-ma-ku-iš-tar LUGAL ^kurma-da-a-a it-ti u₂-qu it-ta₃-lak a-na e-peš ME₃ ar₂-ki ni-te-pu-uš ṣal-tu₄ ^du₂-ra-mi-iz-da is-se-dan-nu ina GISSU ša₂ ^du₂-ra-mi-iz-da u₂-qu ša₂ ^dišpa-ar-u₂-mar-ti-iš (59) [ni]-du-uk U₄ 2(u) 5(diš)-KAM ŠA₂ ITI BAR₂ ni-te-pu-uš ṣa-[al-yu₄] ni-du-uk ina lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu 3(u) 4(diš) LIM 4(diš) me 2(u) 5(diš) u bal-ṭu-tu₂ uṣ-ṣab-bi-tu₂ [...]