1.12-17: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya imā dahạyāva tayā manā *patiyāiša vašnā Auramazdāha adamšām xšāyaθiya āham Pārsa Ūvja Bābiruš Aθurā Arabāya Mudrāya tayaiy drayahạyā Sparda Yauna Māda Armina Katpatuka Parθava Zraka Haraiva Uvārazmīy Bāxtriš Suguda Gadāra Saka Θataguš Harauvatiš Maka fraharavam dahạyāva XXIII
Darius the King says: These (are) the countries, which came into my possession; by the favour of Ahuramazda I was their King - Persia, Elam (Khuzistan), Babylon, Assyria, Arabia, Egypt, those beside the sea, Sardis (Lydia), Ionia, Media, Armenia, Cappadocia, Parthia, Drangiana (Sistan), Aria (Herat), Chorasmia, Bactria, Sogdiana, Gandara, Saka (Scythia), Sattagydia, Arachosia, Maka (Makran), in all 23 countries.
6. a-ak dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš dišLUGAL na-an-ri dišda-[a]-ia-[u-iš hi ap-pa] dišu2-ni-na ti-ri-iš-ti za-u-mi-in du-ra-maš-da-na dišu2 dišLUGAL-me ap-pi-ni hu-ut-ta2 dišpar2-šipx(Eš) a-ak dišha-tam-tup [a-ak dišba-bi3-li]-ip# a-ak dišaš2 šu-ra-ip a-[ak ašar]-ba-ia-ip a-ak dišmu-iz-za-ri-ia-ip a-ak dišAN-KAM-MEŠ-ip a-ak [dišiš-par2-da-pe3 a]-ak diši-ia-u-na-ip a-ak dišma-da-pe3 a-ak dišhar-mi-nu-ia-ip a-ak diška4-at-ba-du-kaš-pe3 a-ak dišpar2-tu-ma-ip# [a-ak dišsir-ra]-in-kaš-pe3 a-ak dišha-ri-i-ia-ip# [a]-ak dišma-raš2-mi-ia-ip a-ak dišba-ak-ši-iš a-ak dišsu-ug-daš-pe3 a-ak [dišpar2-ru-ba-ra-e]-sa-na a-ak dišša2-ak-ka4-pe3 a-ak [diš]sa-ad-da-ku-iš a-ak dišhar-ra-u-ma-ti-iš a-ak dišma-ak-ka4 PAP ir tar-tin [2(u) 3(diš) dišda-a-ia-u]-iš
And Darius the king says: These (are) the nations who called (themselves) mine (and by) the intercession of Ahuramazda, I established (my) kingship over them: The Persians and the Elamites and the Babylonians and the Assyrians and the Arabians and the Egyptians and the Sea-People and the Sardians and the Ionians and the Medes and the Armenians and the Cappadocians and the Parthians and the Drangians and the Areians and the Chorasmians and Bactria and the Sogdians and Parauparisana(?) and the Scythians and Sattagydia and Arachosia and Maka, a grand(?) total (of) 23 nations.
dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-a-am i-qab-bi a-ga-ni-tu2 (5) KUR-KUR ša2 ana-ku i-šem-ma-'i-in-ni ina GISSU ša2 du2-ri-mi-iz-da-a' ana-ku a-na LUGAL-ši-na at-tur kurpa-ar-su kurelam-maki DIN-TURki kuraš-šur kura-ra-bi kurmi-ṣir ina mar-ra-ti kursa-par-du kuria-a-ma-nu (6) kurma-da-a-a kuru2-ra-aš2-ṭu kurkat2-pa-tuk-ka kurpa-ar-tu-u2 kurza-ra-an-ga kura-ri-e-mu kurhu-ma-ri-iz-mu kurba-ah-tar kursu-ug-du kurpa-ar-u2-pa-ra-e-sa-an-na kurgi-mi-ri kursa-at-ta-gu-u2 (7) kura-ru-hat-ti kurma-ka PAP 2(u) 3(diš) KUR-KUR-MEŠ