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Attested in Old Persian

𐏂𐎡𐏁𐎱𐎡𐏁

c-i-š-p-i-š

Teispes, great-grandfather of Cyrus II

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Cišpai̯š; English gloss: Teispes, great-grandfather of Cyrus II.

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Teispes, great-grandfather of Cyrus II

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Sign analysis

  1. 𐏂çaPhonogram
  2. 𐎡iPhonogram
  3. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  4. 𐎱paPhonogram
  5. 𐎡iPhonogram
  6. 𐏁šaPhonogram
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