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Attested in Old PersianScript, transliteration, and gloss
𐎶𐎼𐎫
m-r-t
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Documented Old Persian dictionary entry for mṛta; English gloss: dead.
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Documented attestations in ancient inscriptions
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPh)XPh, 48, XPh 48Confidence 100%
- Xerxes I, Persepolis (XPh)XPh, 55, XPh 55Confidence 100%