3.1-9: θātiy Dārayavauš xšāyaθiya pasāva adam kāram Pārsam frāišayam abiy Vištāspam hacā Ragāyā yaθā hauv kāra parārasa abiy Vištāspam pasāva Vištāspa āyasatā avam kāram ašiyava Patigrabanā nāma vardanam Parθavaiy avadā hamaranam akunauš hadā hamiçiyaibiš Auramazdāmaiy upastām abara vašnā Auramazdāha Vištāspa avam kāram tayam hamiçiyam aja vasiy Garmapadahạya māhạyā I rauca θakatam āha avaθāšām hamaranam kạrtam

Darius the King says: After that I sent a Persian army to Hystaspes from Raga (Ray). When this army came to Hystaspes, after that Hystaspes assumed command of that army, (and) went off. (There is) a town, Patigrabanâ by name, in Parthia - there he fought the battle with the rebels. Ahuramazda bore me aid; by the favour of Ahuramazda Hystaspes severely defeated that rebellious army. The first day of the month Garmapada was past, then the battle was fought by them.

29. a-ak ^dišda-ri-ia-ma-u-iš ^dišLUGAL na-an-ri me-ni ^dišu₂ ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ^dišpar₂-šip_x(Eš) ^ašrak-ka₄-an-mar ^dišmi-iš-da-aš₂-ba-ik-ki tin-ig-ia sa-ap ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ hu-pi-pe₃ ^dišmi-iš-da-aš₂-ba-ik-ki ir pa-ri-ip me-ni ^dišmi-iš-da-aš₂-ba ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ hu-pi-pe₃ i-ta₂-ka₄ sa-ak ^ašHAL-MEŠ pat₂-ti-ig-rab₂-ba-na hi-še ^ašpar₂-tu-maš ha-mi ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ut-ta₂-iš ^du-ra-maš-da pi-ik-ti ^dišu₂ ta₂-iš za-u-mi-in ^du-ra-maš-da-na ^dišmi-iš-da-aš₂-ba ^dištaš-šu-ip₂ ap-pa ^dišpe₃-ti-ip hal-pi-iš ir-še-ik-ki 1(diš) ^dna-an ^dITI-MEŠ ^dkar-ma-bat-taš pi-ir-ka₄ hi zi₂-la ša₂-par₂-rak-um-me hu-ut-ta₂-iš

And Darius the king says: Then I sent the Persian troops from Rakkan to Hystaspes. When that troops went to Hystaspes, then Hystaspes together with troops went (off) to a town, Pattigrabban by name, in Parthia, (where he) made battle. Ahuramazda sent me aid. (By) the intercession of Ahuramazda, Hystaspes slaughtered the rebellious troops. 1 day ot the month Karmabataš had passed, thus (he) made battle.

^dišda-ri-ia-muš LUGAL ki-[a-am] i-qab-bi ar₂-ki a-na-ku u₂-qu ša₂ ^kurpar-su ki-i-nu ana UGU ^dišuš-ta-as-pi ul-tu ^kurra-ga-a' aš₂-pur-ma ar₂-ki ša₂ u₂-qu ana UGU ^dišuš-ta-as-pi ik-šu-du ^dišuš-ta-as-pi u₂-qu šu-a-tim (67) id-ki-e-ma a-na ^iripa-tig-ra-[ba]-na šu-um-šu₂ ša₂ ina ^kurpa-ar-tu-u₂ it-ta-lak a-na e-peš ME₃ ^dišu₂-ra-ma-az-da is-se-dan-nu ina GISSU ša₂ ^dišu₂-ra-ma-az-da ^dišuš-ta-as-pi u₂-qu ni-[ik]-ru-tu₄ id-du-uk U₄ DIŠ-KAM ša₂ ITI ŠU i-te-ep-šu₂ ṣal-tu₄ id-du-ku ina lib₃-bi-šu₂-nu 6(diš) LIM 5(diš) ME 7(u) u₂ bal-ṭu-tu₂ uṣ-ṣab-bit 4(diš) LIM ^dišME 9(u) 2(diš) (68) ar₂-ki LU₂ ša₂ ra-bu-u₂-šu₂-ni u₃ ^lu₂DUMU-DU₃-MEŠ [ša₂] it-ti-šu₂ id-[du]-uk PAP 8(u) [x]