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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎠𐎺𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 𐏐 𐎠𐎭𐎠 𐏐 𐏃𐎹 𐏐 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹𐎶 𐏐
h-y : a-v-m : a-s-m-a-n-m : a-d-a : h-y : m-r-t-i-y-m
Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · that one · sky · make · who · man
Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for hya avam asmānam adā hya martiyam; English gloss: Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · that one · sky · make · who · man.
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Attested line fragment; literal gloss: who · that one · sky · make · who · man
Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPa)XPa, 2, XPa 2Confidence 70%
- Artaxerxes II, Hamadan (A2Hc)A2Hc, 3, A2Hc 3Confidence 70%
Sign analysis
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