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Attested sentence; word glosses: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great · Darius I, king of Persia · son · Achaemenid
x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-z-r-k : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-a-n-a-m : d-a-r-y-v-h-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-h-y-a : p-u-ç : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested sentence; word glosses: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great · Darius I, king of Persia · son · Achaemenid
x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-z-r-k : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-a-n-a-m : d-a-r-y-v-h-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-h-y-a : p-u-ç : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested sentence; word glosses: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great · Darius I, king of Persia · son · Achaemenid
x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-z-r-k : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-a-n-a-m : d-a-r-y-v-h-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-h-y-a : p-u-ç : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-yOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested sentence; word glosses: say, proclaim, communicate · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · will · Ahuramazdā · this · palace · Darius I, king of Persia · build · who · my · father
ϑ-a-t-i-y : x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-š-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h : i-m : h-di-i-š : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : a-ku-u-n-u-š : h-y : m-n-a : p-i-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianInflected or attested form
Darius I, king of Persia
d-a-r-y-v-u-šOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested sentence; word glosses: say, proclaim, communicate · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · will · Ahuramazdā · this · gatehouse, colonnade · Darius I, king of Persia · build · who · my · father
ϑ-a-t-i-y : x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-š-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h : i-m-m : du-u-v-r-ϑ-i-m : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : a-ku-u-n-u-š : h-y : m-n-a : p-i-t-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested sentence; word glosses: palace · column, pillar · of stone · Artaxerxes II, king of Persia · king · great · build · who · Darius II, king of Persia · son · Achaemenid · Iranian god · me · protect
a-p-d-a-n-m : s-tu-u-n-a-y : a-ϑ-g-i-n-m : a-r-t-x-š-ç-a : XŠ : v-z-r-k : a-ku-u-n-u-š : h-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : XŠ : p-u-ç-a : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-y : mi-i-t-r : m-a-m : p-a-tu-u-vOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianInflected or attested form
Hystaspes, father of Darius I
vi-i-š-t-a-s-p-h-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested sentence; word glosses: this · palace · column, pillar · of stone · Artaxerxes II, king of Persia · king · great · build · Ahuramazdā · protect · (together) with · god
i-m-m : u-p-d-a-n-m : s-tu-u-n-a-y-a : a-ϑ-g-i-n-m : a-r-t-x-š-ç-a : XŠ : v-z-r-k : a-ku-u-n-u-š : a-r-t-x-š-ç-a-m : XŠ-y-m : AM : p-a-tu-u-v : h-d-a : BG-i-b-i-šOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianInflected or attested form
Arsames, Darius I's grandfather
a-r-š-a-m-h-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianPhrase or text fragment
Attested sentence; word glosses: I · Artaxerxes II, king of Persia · king · great · Darius II, king of Persia · son
a-d-m : a-r-t-x-š-ç-a : XŠ : v-z-r-k : XŠ : XŠ-y-a-n-a-m : d-a-r-y-v-u-š : XŠ-h-y-a : p-u-çOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianInflected or attested form
Hystaspes, father of Darius I
vi-š-t-a-s-pOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianInflected or attested form
Ariaramnes, king of Persia
a-r-i-y-a-r-m-n-h-y-aOpen full entryAttested in Old PersianInflected or attested form