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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶
a-s-m-a-n-m
sky
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for asmānam; English gloss: sky.
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sky
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Darius I, Naqsh-e Rostam (DNa)DNa, 2, DNa 2Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Susa (DSe)DSe, 2, DSe 2Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Susa (DSf)DSf, 2, DSf 2Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Susa (DSt)DSt, 2, DSt 2Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Susa (DSab)DSab, 1, DSab 1Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Suez (DZc)DZc, 1, DZc 1Confidence 100%
- Darius I, Elvend / Ganjnameh (DE)DE, 3, DE 3Confidence 100%
- Darius-named unsigled text, SSAI 3.17.3.17., 1-6, 3.17. 1-6Confidence 100%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPa)XPa, 2, XPa 2Confidence 100%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPb)XPb, 3, XPb 3Confidence 100%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPc)XPc, 2, XPc 2Confidence 100%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPd)XPd, 3, XPd 3Confidence 100%