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Attested in Old Persian

𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐

x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y

Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Xšayāršā xšāyaθiya; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king.

Exact dictionary entry match 1 documented occurrences in the active release Dictionary entry
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king

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Sign analysis

  1. 𐏐Divider
  2. 𐎧xaPhonogram
  3. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  4. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  5. 𐎠aPhonogram
  6. 𐎼raPhonogram
  7. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  8. 𐎠aPhonogram
  9. 𐏐Divider
  10. 𐎧xaPhonogram
  11. 𐏁šaPhonogram
  12. 𐎠aPhonogram
  13. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  14. 𐎰ϑaPhonogram
  15. 𐎡iPhonogram
  16. 𐎹yaPhonogram
  17. 𐏐Divider
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