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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐎲𐎥 𐏐 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 𐏐 𐎠𐎢𐎼𐎶𐏀𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎡𐎶𐎠𐎶 𐏐 𐎲𐎢𐎷𐎡𐎶 𐏐
b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : h-y : i-m-a-m : b-u-mi-i-m
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā · who · this (here) · earth
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for baga vazraka Auramazdā hya imām būmim; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā · who · this (here) · earth.
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: god · great · Ahuramazdā · who · this (here) · earth
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPc)XPc, 1, XPc 1Confidence 70%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPh)XPh, 1, XPh 1Confidence 70%
Sign analysis
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- 𐎷miPhonogram
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