1.35-40: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya *pasāva I martiya āha Gaumāta nāma hauv udapatatā hacā *Paišiyāuvādāyā Arakadriš nāma kaufa hacā avadaša Viyaxanahạyā māhạyā XIV raucabiš θakatā āha yadiy udapatatā hauv kārahạyā avaθā adurujiya adam Bạrdiya amiy haya Kurauš puça Kabūjiyahạyā brātā

After that, there was one man, a Magus, Gaumâta by name; he rose up from Paishiyâuvâdâ. (There is) a mountain, by name Arakadrish - from there, 14 days of the month Viyakhna were past, when he rose up. He lied to the people thus: "I am Smerdis, the son of Cyrus, the brother of Cambyses."

a-ak [me-ni ^dišru-uh ki]-ir ^dišma-ku-iš ^diškam-ma-ad-da hi-še hu-pir₂-ri ^ašna-aš₂-e#-[ir-ma] ^ašKUR-MEŠ ^ašha-rak-ka₄-tar-ri-iš hi-še ha-mi i-[ma-ka₄ 1(u) 4(diš) ^dna-an ^dITI]-MEŠ ^dmi-kan₂-na-iš-na pi-ir-ka₄ hi [zi2]-la i-ma-ka₄ hu-pir₂-ri ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ^dišap ir ti-tuk-ka₄ na-an-ri ^dišu₂ ^dišbir₃-ti-[ia ^dišku-raš₂ ša₂-ak-ri] ^diškan₂-bu-zi₂-ia ^diši-gi-[ri] ma-ra

And then, a man, a Magus Gaumata by name, he, from Naširma, a mountain, Harakkatarriš by name, from there 14 days of month Mikannaš had passed, thus (he) rose up. He lied to the people: I am Smerdis, Cyrus the son, Cambyses the brother.

ar₂-ki ^diš-en LU₂ ^kurma-da-a-a ^dišgu-ma-a-tu₂ ma-gu-ša₂ šu-u₂ it-ba-am-ma ul-tu ^kurpi-ši-i'-hu-ma-du ^kura-ra-a'-ka-ad-ri-i' KUR-u₂ MU-šu₂ il-tu lib₃-bi U₄ 1(u) 4(diš)-KAM ša₂ ITI ŠE šu-u-a-na (16) u₂!-qu! i-par-ra-aṣ um-ma a-na-ku ^dišbar-zi-ia₂ DUMU-šu₂ ša₂ ^dišku-ra-aš₂ LUGAL ša₂ ^kurpar-su ŠEŠ TUR ša₂ ^diškam-bu-zi-ia₂