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Attested in Old Persian

𐎤𐎢𐎼𐎢𐏁

ku-u-r-u-š

Cyrus II, king of Persia

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Kuruš; English gloss: Cyrus II, king of Persia.

Exact dictionary entry match 9 documented occurrences in the active release Dictionary entry

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Cyrus II, king of Persia

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Darius I, Murghab (Pasargadae), DMaDMa, 3, DMa 3Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 28, DB1. 28Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 39, DB1. 39Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DB1.)DB1., 53, DB1. 53Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DB3.)DB3., 25, DB3. 25Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DB4.)DB4., 9, DB4. 9Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DB4.)DB4., 27, DB4. 27Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DBb)DBb, 5, DBb 5Confidence 100%
Darius I, Bisotun (DBh)DBh, 6, DBh 6Confidence 100%

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