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𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎴𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐏃𐎢𐏁 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹𐏃𐎹𐎠 𐏐 𐎱𐎢𐎨 𐏐 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹

x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-z-r-k : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-a-n-a-m : d-a-r-y-v-h-u-š : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y-h-y-a : p-u-ç : h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-y

Attested sentence; word glosses: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great · Darius I, king of Persia · son · Achaemenid

Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for Xšayaṛšā xšāyaθiya vazṛka xšāyaθiya xšāyaθiyānām Dārayavahau̯š xšāyaθiyahyā puça Haxāmanišiya; English gloss: Attested sentence; word glosses: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great · Darius I, king of Persia · son · Achaemenid.

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Attested sentence; word glosses: Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great · Darius I, king of Persia · son · Achaemenid

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