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Attested in Old Persian

𐏐 𐎻𐎡𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 𐏐 𐎢𐎫𐎠 𐏐 𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠𐎶 𐏐

vi-i-š-t-a-s-p : u-t-a : a-r-š-a-m

Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Hystaspes, father of Darius I · and · Arsames, Darius I's grandfather

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Vištāspa utā Aršāma; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Hystaspes, father of Darius I · and · Arsames, Darius I's grandfather.

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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Hystaspes, father of Darius I · and · Arsames, Darius I's grandfather

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Sign analysis

  1. 𐏐Divider
  2. 𐎻viPhonogram
  3. 𐎡iPhonogram
  4. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  5. 𐎫taPhonogram
  6. 𐎠aPhonogram
  7. 𐎿saPhonogram
  8. 𐎱paPhonogram
  9. 𐏐Divider
  10. 𐎢uPhonogram
  11. 𐎫taPhonogram
  12. 𐎠aPhonogram
  13. 𐏐Divider
  14. 𐎠aPhonogram
  15. 𐎼raPhonogram
  16. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  17. 𐎠aPhonogram
  18. 𐎶maPhonogram
  19. 𐏐Divider
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