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𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐏋 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐏂 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹

d-a-r-y-v-u-š : XŠ : v-z-r-k : vi-i-š-t-a-s-p-h-y-a : p-u-ç : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-y

Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · unknown (puça) · Achaemenid

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Dārayavauš XŠ vazraka Vištāspahyā puça Haxāmanišiya; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · unknown (puça) · Achaemenid.

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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Darius I, king of Persia · king · great · Hystaspes, father of Darius I · unknown (puça) · Achaemenid

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