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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎶 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 𐏐 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐
a-d-m : x-š-y-a-r-š-a : x-š-a-y-ϑ-i-y : v-z-r-k
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: I · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for adam Xšayāršā xšāyaθiya vazraka; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: I · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great.
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: I · Xerxes I, king of Persia · king · great
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPa)XPa, 6, XPa 6Confidence 100%