You are here: BP HOME > CM > Old Persian-Elamite-Akkadian: Darius Behistun Inscription > record
Old Persian-Elamite-Akkadian: Darius Behistun Inscription

Choose languages

Choose images, etc.

Choose languages
Choose display
    Enter number of multiples in view:
  • Enable images
  • Enable footnotes
    • Show all footnotes
    • Minimize footnotes
Search-help
Choose specific texts..
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionColumn I
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionColumn II
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionColumn III
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionColumn IV
Click to Expand/Collapse OptionColumn V
Old Persian
𐎰𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐎧𐏁(79)𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐏑 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎨𐎡𐏂𐎫𐎧𐎶 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐏃𐎢𐎺𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐏃𐎷𐎡𐏂𐎡𐎹 𐏓 (80) 𐎠𐎲𐎺 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎰𐏃 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎷𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎿𐎥𐎼𐎫(81)𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎫𐎢𐎶𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿𐎶 𐏓 𐎢𐎫(82)𐎠 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎡𐏁𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎫𐎧𐎶𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 𐏓 𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎭 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎲𐎭𐎣 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶(83)𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎰𐎠𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎰𐏃𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎼𐎡𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎣(84)𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎷𐎡𐏂𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎴𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎠𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎩𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎱𐎿(85)𐎠𐎺 𐏓 𐎫𐎧𐎶𐎿𐎱𐎠𐎭 𐏓 𐏃𐎭𐎠 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎺 𐏓 𐏃𐎶𐎼𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎢𐏁 𐏓 𐏃𐎭(86)𐎠 𐏓 𐎨𐎡𐏂𐎫𐎧𐎶𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎢𐎱𐎿𐎫𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎼 𐏓 𐎺𐏁𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀(87)𐎭𐎠𐏃 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐏃𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎴𐎠 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼𐎶 𐏓 𐎫𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐏃𐎷𐎡𐏂𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎩 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎨(88)𐎡𐏂𐎫𐎧𐎶𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎥𐎼𐎲𐎠𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎴𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺𐏁𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎴(89)𐎠𐏃𐎶 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏓 𐎥𐎢𐏁𐎠 𐏓 𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎩𐎴𐎶 𐏓 𐎢𐎫𐎠𐏁𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐏑 𐎨𐏁𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎩𐎶 𐏓 𐎯𐎢𐎺𐎼𐎹𐎠(90)𐎶𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎲𐎿𐎫 𐏓 𐎠𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐏃𐎽𐎢𐎺𐏁𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎣𐎠𐎼 𐏓 𐎠𐎺𐎡𐎴 𐏓 𐎱𐎿𐎠𐎺𐏁𐎡𐎶 𐏓 𐎠𐎼𐎲𐎡𐎼𐎠𐎹𐎠 𐏓 (91) 𐎢𐏀𐎶𐎹𐎠𐎱𐎫𐎡𐎹 𐏓 𐎠𐎤𐎢𐎴𐎺𐎶 𐏓
Old Persian norm., 6th c. B.C. II §14
2.78-91: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya I martiya Ciçataxma nāma Asagartiya hauvmaiy hamiçiya abava kārahạyā avaθā aθaha adam xšāyaθiya amiy Asagartaiy Uvaxštarahạyā taumāyā pasāva adam kāram Pārsam utā Mādam frāišayam Taxmaspāda nāma Māda manā badaka avamšām maθištam akunavam avaθāšām aθaham paraitā kāram hamiçiyam haya manā naiy gaubataiy avam jatā pasāva Taxmaspāda hadā kārā ašiyava hamaranam akunauš hadā Ciçataxmā Auramazdāmaiy upastām abara vašnā Auramazdāha kāra haya manā avam kāram tayam hamiçiyam aja utā Ciçataxmam agạrbāya ānaya abiy mām pasāvašaiy adam utā nāham utā gaušā frājanam utāšaiy I cašma avajam duvarayāmaiy basta adāriya haruvašim kāra avaina pasāvašim Arbairāyā uzmayāpatiy akunavam
English, Sharp
Darius the King says: One man, Chissatakhma (Tritantaichmes) by name, a Sagartian, he became rebellious to me. To the people thus he said, "I am the King in Sagartia, of the family of Cyaxares." After that, I sent forth a Persian and Median army. (There was) a Median, Takhmaspâda by name, my subject; him I made their chief. Then I said to them, "Go forth, the rebellious army, which will not call itself mine, smite (it)." After that, Takhmaspâda with an army went off. He fought the battle with Tritantaichmes. Ahuramazda bore me aid; by the favour of Ahuramazda my army defeated that rebellious army, and seized (and) led Tritantaichmes to me. After that, I cut off both his nose and ears; and I put I out one eye; at my door he was kept bound. All the people saw him. After that I impaled him in Arbela.
Elamite, Saber Amiri § 26
26. a-ak dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš dišLUGAL na-an-ri dišru-uh ki-ir dišzi2-iš-ša2-in-tak-ma hi-še 2-ša2-kar-ti-ia-ra hu-pir2-ri dišu2-ik-ki-mar pe3-ip-tuk-ka4 dištaš-šu-ip2-pe3 hi zi2-la ap ti-ri-iš na-an-ri dišLUGAL-me dišu2 hu-ut-ta2 dišNUMUN-MEŠ dišma-ak-iš-tar-ra-na ni-ma-an ma-ra me-ni dišu2 dištaš-šu-ip2 dišpar2-šipx(Eš) a-ak dišma-da-pe3 ti-ip-pe3 ta2-ah dištak-maš-ba-da hi-še dišma-da 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 ap-pa dišpe3-ti-ip dišu2-ni-na in-ni ti-ri-man-pi hu-pi-pe3 hal-pi-iš man-ka4 me-ni dištak-maš-ba-da dištaš-šu-ip2 i-ta2-ka4 sa-ak ša2-par2-rak-um-me dišzi2-iš-ša2-in-tak-ma hi ta2-iš 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 dišpe3-ti-ip-pe3 ir-še-ik-ki hal-pi-iš ku-ut-ta2 dišzi2-iš-ša2-in-tak-ma ir mar-ri-iš dišu2-ik-ki ir tin-gi-iš dišu2 hi ši-um-me a-ak si-ri maz-zi2 el-te ki du-ma zi2-ip dišu2-ni-na-ma rap2-pa2-ka4 mar-ri-ik dištaš-šu-ip2 mar-ri-pe3-ip-ta2 ir zi2-ia-iš me-[ni] har-be-ra hi-še ha-mi dišu2 gešru-ir-ma ir pe3-la
English from Elamite, Saber Amiri §
And Darius the king says: One man, Zišantakma by name, a Sagartian, rebelled against me and the to the people thus said: I held kingship. (I) am of the family of Cyaxares. Then I sent forth the Persian and the Median troops. Takmašbada by name, a Mede, my servant, I made him their chief, thus (I) said to them: Go forth! Rebellious troops (who) do not call themselves mine, kill them! Then Takmašbada together with troops went (off and) did battle with Zišantakma. Ahuramazda sent me aid. (By) the intercession of Ahuramazda, my troops slaughtered the rebellious troops and (they) seized Zišantakma (and) brought him to me. I cut off his nose and ears and put out one eye, and at my gate (he) was bound and seized. All people saw him. Then at Harbera by name, I impaled him.
Akkadian line 61-64
dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi ar2-ki diš-en LU2 dišši-it-ra-an-tah-ma lu2sa-ga-ar-ta-a-a it-ba-am-ma i-qab-bi a-na u2-qu um-ma ana-ku LUGAL NUMUNša2 dišu2-ma-ku-iš-tar ar2-i ana-ku u2-qu kurma-da-a-a (62) [u] kurpar-su aš2-pur-ma dištah-ma-as-pa-da MUšu2 lu2qal-la-a lu2ma-da-a-a GAL-u2 ina UGU-[šu2-nu] al-ta-par um-ma al-ka-ma du-ka-a' ni-ik-ru-tu2 ša2 la i-šem-mu-'i-in-ni ar2-ki dištah-ma-as-pa-da it-ta-lak it-ti u2-qu ṣa-al-tu4 it-ti dišši-it-ra-an-tah-ma i-pu-uš-ma du2-ra-mi-iz-da is-se-dan-nu ina GISSU ša2 du2-ra-mi-iz-da (63) u2-qu at-tu-u-a a-na ni-ik-ru-tu id-du-ku U4 5(diš)-KAM ša2 ITI DU6 [i-te]-ep-šu2 ṣal-tu2 dišši-it-ta-an-tah-ma iṣ-ṣab-tu2-ma a-na pa-ni-ia2 iš-pu-ru ar2-ki a-na-ku ap-pi-šu GEŠTUšu li-ša2-an-šu u2-[bat]-tiq diš-en IGI-šu2 [u2]-nap-pil su-u2 ṣab-tu ku-ul-lu ina KA2-ia2 u2-qu gab-bi im-ma-ru-uš ar2-ki ina iriar-ba-'i-il ina za-qi-pi aš2-ku-un-šu2 PAP di-i-ki u bal-ṭu (64) [ša2] u2-qu ni-ik-ru-tu2 4(diš) ME 4(u) 7(diš)
http://www2.hf.uio.no/common/apps/permlink/permlink.php?app=polyglotta&context=record&uid=30592485-af4d-11ee-937a-005056a97067
Go to Wiki Documentation
Enhet: Det humanistiske fakultet   Utviklet av: IT-seksjonen ved HF
Login