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p. 597
36653	Coi,. 2.
36654	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
36655	599
36656	the troops of Hydarnes entirely defeated that rebel army. (12)
36657	On the 6th (?) day of the month Anamaka, then it was the battle
36658	was thus fought by them. (13) Then that army of mine at (a
36659	place) called Capada, a district of Media, waited for me until I
36660	arrived in Media.
36661	Par. 7. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshaj^athiya — (2) Pasdva Dd-
36662	darshish Mama, Aiminiya, mana badaka, avam adam fiaishayam
36663	Arminam. (3) Avathashii/a athaham — (4) ' Pn'diya, kara hya
36664	hamitriya, mana niya gaubatiya, avam j'adiya. (5) Pasdxa, Da-
36665	darshish ashiyava. (6) Yatha Arminam pararasa, pasava hami-
36666	triya hagamata paraita patish Dadarshim hamaranam chartani«/a.
36667	(7) .... nama, avahanam Armaniyiya, avada hamaranam
36668	akunava. (8) Knramazddmaiya upastam abara ; (9) vashna Aura-
36669	mazdaha, kara hya ma//« avam kdram ty^m. hamitriyam aja vasiya.
36670	(10) Thuravaharahya mahya viii. raxchalish, thahatd aha avatha-
36671	sham hamaranam kartam.
36672	(1) Says Darius the king— (2) Then (a man), Dadarses by
36673	name, an Armenian, one of my subjects, him I sent to Annenia.
36674	(3) Thus I said to him— (2) ' Go forth, the rebel state, which
36675	does notacknowledge me, smite it.' (5) Then Dadarses marched.
36676	(6) When he reached Armenia, then the rebels, having collected,
36677	came again before Dadarses, to do battle. (7) Zoza^ (?) by name,
36678	a village of Armenia, there they fought a battle. (8) Ormazd
36679	brought help to me ; (9) by the grace of Ormazd, my fofces en-
36680	tirely defeated the rebel army. (10) On the 8th day of the month
36681	Thuravahara, then it was a battle was thus fought by them.
36682	Par. 8. (1) Thatiya Darayavush kht<hdyat}uysL — (2) Patiya duvi-
36683	tiyam hamitriya hagamata paraita pat/sA Dddarshim hamaranam.
36684	chartaniya. (3) Tigra nama dida Armaniyaiya avadd hamaranam
36685	akunava. (4) x\uramazdamaiya upastam abara ; (5) vashna
36686	Auramazddha kdra hja. mana avam kaiam tyam hamitryam aja
36687	vasiya. (6) Tharavdharahya ??iahya xviii. ra-achabish, thakata
36688	aha avathasham hamara«rt»i kartam.
36689	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) For the second time the
36690	rebels, having collected, returned before Dadarses, to do battle.
36691	(3) The fort of Armenia named Tigra, there they fought a battle.
36692	(4) Ormazd brought help to me ; (5) by the grace of Ormazd, my
36693	troops entirely defeated that rebel army. (6) On the 18th day
36694	of the mouth Thuravahara, then it was the battle was thus fought
36695	by them.*
36696	3 This name is recovered from the
36697	Babylonian transcript.
36698	^ The Babylonian transcript adds,
36699	" He slew r>46 of them, and took 520
36700	of them prisoners."
p. 598
36701	(iOO
36702	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
36703	A pp. Book III.
36704	Par. 9. (1) 77i«tiya Darayaviish klishayatliiya — (2) Patiya iriti3'am
36705	hamitryu hagamafd paraita patish Dadarshim hamaranam charta-
36706	iiiya. (3) JJhyama nama dida Aimaniyaiya, avada liamaianam
36707	akunava. (4) Auramazda/Hff;]?/a upasfdm ahara ; (.5) vaslina Aiira-
36708	ruazdaha kara hya man a avam karam tjam hamitryam aja vasty a.
36709	{&) Thaigarcliaisli maliya ix. raucLabisli, thakata aha avathdshdm
36710	hamnraiiain kaitam. (7) Pasava Dadarsliish chita mam amanaya
36711	a . . . ydta adam arasam Madam.
36712	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) For the third time the rebels,
36713	having collected, returned before Dadarses, to do battle. (3)
36714	The fort of Annenia named Uhyama, there they fought a battle.
36715	(4) Ormazd brought help to me ; (5) by the grace of Ormazd,
36716	my forces entirely defeated the rebel army. (6) On the 9th day
36717	of the month Thaigarchish, then it was the battle was thus fought
36718	by them. (7) Aftei'w^ards Dadarses waited for me there until
36719	I reached Media.
36720	Par. 10. (1) Thati^-a Darayavush khshayath?^rt — (2) Pasava Vumisa
36721	nama Parsa, mana badaka, avam adam fraishayam Anninam.
36722	(3) Avat/idshiya athaham- — (4) ' Pridiya, kara hya hamitriya mana
36723	niya gaubatiya, avam jadiya.' (5) Pasdxa, Vumisa ashiyava.
36724	(0) Yatlia Arminam pararasa, pasaua hamitriya hagamala paraita
36725	patish Vumisam hamaranam chartaniya, (7)
36726	7idmd
36727	<Za/(yaush Athuraya, avada hamaranam akunava. (8) Aura??za2r-
36728	ddmaiya upastdm abara ; (9) vashna Auramazdaha, kara hya mana
36729	avam Mram tyam hamitvijsao. aja A^asiya. (10) Anamakaliya
36730	mahya xv. rauchabish, thakatd aha avathdsh'Am. hamaranam kartam.
36731	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then (a man) named Vomises,
36732	a Persian, one of my subjects, him T sent to Armenia. (3) Thus
36733	I said to him — (4) ' Go forth, the rebel state which does not
36734	acknowledge me, smite it.' (5) Then Vomises went forth. (6)
36735	When he reached Armenia, then the rebels, having collected,
36736	came again before Vomises, to do battle. (7) A district of
36737	Assyria, named Achidus,* there they fought a battle. (8) Ormazd
36738	brought help to me ; (9) by the grace of Ormazd my troops en-
36739	tirely defeated that rebel ami}-. (10) On the 15th day of the
36740	month Auamaka, then it was the battle was thus fought by them.®
36741	Par. II. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshdyathiya — (2) Patiya cZuvi-
36742	tiyam hamitriya hagamata paraita patish Vumisam hamaranam
36743	chartaniya. (3) Autiyara nama, dahyaush Krm.vaa.iya, avada
36744	hamaranam akunava. (4) Auramazdamaiya upastam abara ; (5)
36745	vashna Auramazddha kara hya mana avam karam tyam hami-
36746	* This name is recovered from the
36747	Scythie version, which gives Atcliitn.
36748	^ The Babylonian has,
36749	of the enemy 2024."
36750	"Thev slew
p. 599
36751	Cot,. 2. THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION. 601
36752	triyam aja vasiya. (G) 7'A?«ravaharahya mahya . . iyamanam
36753	patiya avathasham hamaranam kartam. (7) Pasava Vumisa chita
36754	mam amanaya AiTainaiya, ydtd adavi arasam Madam.
36755	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) For the second time the
36756	rebels, having collected, came before Vomises, to do battle.
36757	(3) A district of Anuenia, named Otiara, there they fought a
36758	battle. (4) Ormazd brought help to me ; (5) by the grace of
36759	Ormazd my troops entirely defeated that rebel army. (6) In the
36760	month of Thuravahara, upon the festival (?), the battle was thus
36761	fought by them." (7) Afterwards Vomises waited ftjr me in
36762	Armenia, until I reached Media.
36763	Par. 12. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava adam
36764	nijaj^am hacha Babiraush. (3) Ashiyavam Madam. (4) Yatha
36765	Mar/r//.'i pardrasam, Kudrush nama, vardanam Madaiya, avada
36766	hauva Fravar^isA, hya J/adaij'a khsha3-athiya agaubata, aislia liadn
36767	kara patish mam hamaranam chartaniya. (5) Pasava hamaranam
36768	akuma. (6) J-«rama2:damaiya upastam abara ; (7) vashnd ^ura-
36769	mazdaha karam tyam Fravartaish adam ajanam vasiya. (8)
36770	Adukanaish mahya xxvi. rauchabish, thakata Aha avatha hama-
36771	ranam akumd.
36772	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then I went out from Ba-
36773	bylon. (3) I proceeded to Media. (4) ^Vhen I reached Media,
36774	a city of Media named Kudrusia, there that Phraortes, who (was)
36775	called king of Media, came wdth an aiTay against me, to do
36776	battle. (5) Then we fought a battle. (6) Ormazd brought help
36777	to me ; (7) by the grace of Ormazd, I entirely defeated the army
36778	of Phi-aortes. (8) On the 26th day of the month Adukanish,
36779	then it was we thus fought the battle.
36780	Par. 13. (1) J7i«tiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava hauva
36781	Fravartish hada kamaiiaibish as^araibish amutha, Eaga nama
36782	dahyaus/i il/adaiya, avada ash'yava. (3) Pasd\&, adam karam
36783	hsiishayam, tyipatiya Fravartish agarliata anayata abiya mam.
36784	(4) Adams/iiz/a H/a naham uta gausha wtd .... aram frajanam,
36785	utashiya ni awajam. (5) Du.vaiayamai_ya basta ada/'iya ;
36786	(6) haruvashim kara avafno. (7) Pasava adam Hagaraatanaiya
36787	uzamayapatiya akunavam. (8) Ut« martiysi tyishiya fratama
36788	anushiyd ahata avaiya Hagamata«a?ya atara, didam frahajam.
36789	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then that Phraortes, with
36790	his faithful horsemen, fled from thence to a district of Media,
36791	' Again we have in the Babylonian j enemy 2045, and took 1559 of them
36792	th(! number killed in the battle, and pi-isoners."
36793	tah-n prisoners: "They slew of the
p. 600
36794	602 THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION. App. Book III.
36795	called Ehages. (3) Then I sent an army, by whieli Phraortes
36796	was taken (and) brought before me. (4) I cut off both his
36797	nose, and his ears, and his tongue (?), and I led him away
36798	(captive ?). (5) He was kept chained at my door ; (6) all the
36799	kingdom beheld him. (7) Afterwards I crucified him at Agba-
36800	tana. (8) And the men, who were his chief followers, I slew
36801	within the citadel at Agbatana.
36802	Par. 14. (1) Thdtiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) I. jiuwtija,
36803	Chitratakhma nama, Amgartiya, /iauvamaij-a hamatri^-a abava.
36804	(3) Karah_yrt avatha athaha — (4) ' Adam khsJuii/afhija, amij-a
36805	^4sa<7artaiya, TlTskhshatarahya, taumaya. (5) Pasava adam karam
36806	Pa/'sam uta Madam //Tflshay am. (6) Takhamas/ada nama, Mada,
36807	mana ha,daka, avamsham math/.s/iff/m akunavam. (7) Avathaslmm.
36808	athaham, (8) ' Pi-ita, karam tyam hainiiTij-avi hya mana niya
36809	ganbatij^a, avam jata.' [9) Pasava Takha?«(7*pada hada kara
36810	asAjyava. (10) Hamaranam akunaush hada Chitratokhma. (11)
36811	Anrsiinazddmaiya upastam abara; (12) vashna Aiiiamazclaha kara
36812	hya mana avam kara??? fyam hamitrij-am aja, nta C'hitratakhmam
36813	agarbaya, utd anaya abiya mam. (13) Pasavashiya adam uta
36814	naham uta gausha frajanam, utashaij^a . . . .sham avajam.
36815	(14) Duvarayamaiya basta adariya. (15) Haruvashim kara
36816	avaina. (16) J'a.'avashim Aibiiaya uzamayapatiya akunavam.
36817	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) A man, named Sitrantachmes,
36818	a Sagartian, he rebelled against me. (3) To the state thus he
36819	said — (4) ' I am the king of Sagartia, of the race of Cyaxares.'
36820	(5) Then I sent forth an army of Persians and Medes. (6)
36821	(A man) named Tachamaspates, a Mede, one of my subjects, him
36822	I made their leader. (7) Thus I said to them — (8) ' Go forth,
36823	(and) smite that rebel state which does not acknowledge me.'
36824	(9) Then Tachamaspates set forth with his army. (10) He fought
36825	a battle with Sitrantachmes. (11) Ormazd brought helj) to me ;
36826	(12) by the grace of Ormazd, my troops defeated the rebel army,
36827	and took Sitrantachmes, and brought (him) before me. (13) Then
36828	I cut off both his nose and his ears, and I led him away (captive?).
36829	(14) Pie w:as kept chained at my door. (15) All the kingdom
36830	beheld him. (10) Afterwards I crucified him at Arbela.
36831	Par. 15. (1) Thatij^a Da?-o?/a!;wsh khshayathiya — (2) Ima tya mana
36832	kartam Mddaija.
36833	(1) Says Darius the king — • (2) This is what (was) done by
36834	me in Media.
p. 601
36835	Col. 3.
36836	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
36837	603
36838	Par. 16. (1) Thati3'^a Darayavush 'khshdyathija — (2) Parthva uta
36839	Varkana va. (3) Fravartaish agaubata;
36840	(4) Vishtaspa, mana pita, h
36841	kara avahar
36842	atara. (5) Pasava Vishtaspa ab anushiya aya.
36843	(6) Vislipauztish nama, vardanam Parthvaiya, arada hamaranam
36844	akunava. (7) Auramazddmaiya upastdm abara ; (8) Vashnd Aura-
36845	mazddha Vishtdspa avam kdram tyam hamitriyam aja vasiya. (9)
36846	Viyakhnahya mdhyd xxii. rauchabish, thakatd aha avathasham hama-
36847	ranam kartam.®
36848	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Parthia and Hyrcania re-
36849	volted against me. (8) They declared for Phraortes. (4) Hys-
36850	taspes, my father,^ (5) Afterwards Hystaspes,
36851	with the troops tinder his orders (?), set forth. (6) (At a
36852	place) called Hyspaostes, a town of Media, there he fought a
36853	battle. (7) Ormazd brought help to me ; (8) by the grace of
36854	Ormazd Hystaspes entirely defeated that rebel army. (9) On
36855	the 22nd day of the month Viyakhna, then it was the battle
36856	(was) thus fought by them.
36857	Column III.
36858	/*ar. 1. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava adam
36859	k^ram Parsam fraishayam abiya Vishtaspam hacha Eagaya.
36860	(3) Yatha hauva kara pararasa abiya Vishtaspam, pasava Vish-
36861	taspa ayasta avam karam ashiyava. (4) Patigrabana nama,
36862	vardanam Parthvaiya, avada hamaranam akiinaush hada hami-
36863	triyaibish. (5) Auramazdamaiya upastam abara ; (6) vashna
36864	Auramazdaha Vishtaspa avam karam tyam hamitryam aja vasiya.
36865	(7) Garmapadahya mahya i. raucha, thakata aha avathasham
36866	hamaranam kartam.
36867	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then I sent a Persian
36868	army to Hystaspes from Phages. (3) When that army reached
36869	Hystaspes, then Hystaspes marched forth with those troops.
36870	(4) (At a place) called Patigrabana, a city of Parthia, there he
36871	fought a battle with the rebels. (5) Ormazd brought help to
36872	me ; (6) by the grace of Ormazd, Hystaspes entirely defeated
36873	. that rebel army. (7) On the 1st day of the month Garmapada,
36874	then it was the battle was thus fought by them.'"
36875	^ This paragraph, which is almost en-
36876	tirely illegible in the Persian, can be
36877	restored in most clauses with certainty
36878	from the Babylonian and Scythic tran-
36879	scripts.
36880	^ The sense is recovered from the
36881	Scythic transcript, which says, " Hy-
36882	VOL. II.
36883	staspes, my father, was in Parthia ; the
36884	people revolted and forsook him ; then
36885	Hystaspes," &c. (Norris, p. 115).
36886	'0 The Babylonian adds : " He slew of
36887	their number 6560, and took 4182 of
36888	them prisoners."
36889	• 2 s
p. 602
36890	604 THE BEHISTUN INSCEIPTION. App. Book III.
36891	Par. 2. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayatliiya — (2) Pasava da-
36892	hyaush mana abava. (3) Ima tya mana kartam Parthvaiya.
36893	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then the province sub-
36894	mitted to me (became mine). (3) This is what (was) done by
36895	me in Parthia.
36896	Par. 3. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Margush
36897	namd, dahyaush hauvamaiya hashitiya abava. (3) I. martiya,
36898	Frada nama, Margava, avam mathishtam akunavata. (4) Pa-
36899	sava adam fraishayam Dadarshish nama, Parsa, mana badaka,
36900	Bakhtariya khshatrapava, abiya avam. (5) Avathashiya
36901	athaham — (6) ' Pridiya, avam karam jadiya, hya mana
36902	niya gaubatiya.' (7) Pasava Dadarshish hada kara ashiyava.
36903	(8) Hamaranam akunaush hada Margayaibish. (9) Atu-amaz-
36904	damaiya upastam abara ; (10) vashna Auramazdaha kara hya
36905	mana avam karam tyam hamitriyam aja vasiya. (11) Atriya-
36906	diyahya mahya xxm. rauchabish, thakata aha, avathasham
36907	hamaranam kartam.
36908	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) The province called Mar-
36909	giana, that revolted against me. (3) A man, named Phraortes,
36910	a Margian, him they made their leader. (4) Then I sent to him
36911	(who was) named Dadarses, (who was) my subject, and satrap
36912	of Bactria. (5) Thus I said to him — (6) ' Go forth, (and) smite
36913	that people which does not acknowledge me.' (7) Then Dadarses
36914	set forth with his forces. (8) He fought a battle with the Mar-
36915	gians. (9) Oiioazd brought help to me ; (10) by the grace of
36916	Ormazd my troops entirely defeated that rebel army. (11) On
36917	the 23rd day of the month Atriyadiya, then it was the battle
36918	was thus fought by them.'
36919	Par. 4. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava da-
36920	hyaush mana abava. (3) Ima tya mana kartam Bakhtariya.
36921	(1) Says Darius the king— (2) Then the province submitted
36922	to me. (3) This is what (was) done by me in Bactria.
36923	Par. 5. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya— (2) I. martiyj,
36924	Vahyazdata ndma, Tarva nama vardanam, Yutiya nama da-
36925	hyaush Parsaiya, avada adaraya. (3) Hauva duvitiyam uda-
36926	patata. (4) Parsaiya karahya avatha athaha— (5) ' Adam Bar-
36927	diya amiya, hya Kuraush putra.' (6) Pasdva kara Parsa, hya
36928	' Again the Babylonian has the additional clause : " Dadarses slew 4203 of them,
36929	and took 6562 of them prisoners."
p. 603
36930	Col. 3. THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION. 605
36931	vithapatiya hacha yadaya fratarta, hauva hactama hamitriya
36932	abava. (7) Abiya avam Vabyazdatam asbiyava. (8) Hauva
36933	kbshayatbiya abava Parsaiya.
36934	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) A man, named Veisdates,
36935	(in) a city named Tarba, in the district of Persia called Yutiya,
36936	there he dwelt. (3) He rose up a second time. (4) To the state
36937	of Persia he thus said — (5) ' I am Bardes, the son of Cyrus.'
36938	(6) Then the Persian people, who were at home, being at a
36939	distance (from me) (?), revolted from me. (7) They went over
36940	to that Veisdates. (8) He became king of Persia.
36941	Par. 6. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava adam
36942	karam Parsam uta Madam fraishayam hya upa mam aha. (3)
36943	Artavardiya nama, Parsa, mana badaka, avamsham mathishtam
36944	akunavam. (4) Hya aniya kara Parsa pasa mana ashiyava
36945	Madam. (5) Pasava Artavardiya hada kara ashiyava Parsam.
36946	(6) Yatha Parsam pararasa, Eakha nama, vardanam Parsaiya,
36947	avada hauva Vahyazdata hya Bardiya agaubata, aisha hada kara
36948	patish Ai'tavardiyam hamaranam chartaniya. (7) Pasava hama-
36949	ranamakunava. (8) Auramazdamaiyaupastamabara; (9)vashna
36950	Auramazdaha kara hya mana avam karam tyam Vahyazdatahya
36951	aja vasiya. (10) Thuravaharahya mahya xii. rauchabish, thakata
36952	aha avathasham hamaranam kartam.
36953	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then I sent forth the Persian
36954	and Median forces Avhich were with me. (3) (A man) named
36955	Artabardes, a Persian, one of my subjects, him I made their
36956	leader. (4) The other Persian forces accompanied me to Media.
36957	(5) Then Artabardes went with his aiTQy to Persia. (6) "When
36958	he reached Persia, (at) a city of Persia called Eacha, there that
36959	Veisdates, who was called Bardes, came with an army against
36960	Artabardes, to do battle. (7) Then they fought a battle. (8)
36961	Ormazd brought help to me ; (9) by the grace of Oimazd my
36962	forces entirely defeated the army of Veisdates. (10) On the
36963	12 th day of the month Thuravahara, then it was the battle (was)
36964	thus fought by them.
36965	Par. 7. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava hauva
36966	Vahyazdata hada kamanaibish asbaraibish amutha ashiyava
36967	Pishiya'uvadam. (3) Hacha avadasha karam ayasta hyaparam
36968	aisha patish Artavardiyam, hamaranam chartaniya. (4) Parga
36969	nama kaufa avada hamaranam akunava. (5) Auramazdamaiya
36970	upastam abara ; (6) vashna Auramazdaha kara hya mana avam
36971	karam tyam Vahyazdatahya aja vasiya. (7) Garmapadahya
36972	mahya vi. rauchabish, thakata aha avathasham hamaranam
36973	2 s 2
p. 604
36974	606
36975	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
36976	App. Book III.
36977	kartam. (8) Uta avam Vahyazdatam agarbaya, uta martiya
36978	tyishiya fratama anushiya ahata agarbaya.
36979	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then that Veisdates, with
36980	his faithful horsemen, fled thence to Pissiachada. (3) From that
36981	place he came back again with an army against Artabardes, to do
36982	battle. (4) (At) the mountain named Parga, there they fought a
36983	battle. (5) Ormazd brought help to me ; (6) by the grace of
36984	Ormazd my troops entirely defeated the army of Veisdates. (7)
36985	On the 6th day of the month Garmapada, then it was the battle
36986	(was) so fought by them. (8) They both took that Veisdates,
36987	and they took the men who were his chief adherents.
36988	Par. 8. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava adam
36989	avam Vahyazdatam uta martiya tyishiya fratama anushiya
36990	ahata, 'Uvadaidaya n^ma vardanam Parsaiya, avadashish uza-
36991	mayapatiya akunavam.
36992	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then that Veisdates, and
36993	the men who were his chief adherents, (at) a city of Persia,
36994	named Chodedia, there I crucified them.*
36995	Par. 9. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Hauva Va-
36996	hyazdata hya Bardiya agaubata, hauva karam fraishaya Ha-
36997	ra'uvatim, Vivana nama, Parsa, mana badaka, Hara'uvatiya
36998	khshatrapava, abiya avam. (3) Utasham I. martiya mathishtam
36999	akunaush, (4) Avathasham athaha — (5) ' Prita, Vivanam jata,
37000	uta avam karam hya Darayavahush khshayathiyahya gaubatiya.'
37001	(6) Pasava hauva kara ashiyava, tyam Vahyazdata fraishaya
37002	abiya Vivanam, hamaranam chartaniya. (7) Kapishkanish
37003	nama dida, avada hamaranam akunava. (8) Auramazdamaiya
37004	upastam abara ; (9) vashna Auramazdaha kara hya mana avam
37005	kdram tyam hamitriyam aja vasiya. (10) Anamakahya mahya
37006	XIII. rauchabish, thakata aha avathasham hamaranam kartam.
37007	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) That Veisdates, who was
37008	called Bardes, he sent an army to Arachotia, against (a man)
37009	named Vibanus, one of my subjects, and the satrap of Arachotia.
37010	(3) And he made a certain man their leader. (4) Thus he said
37011	to them — (5) 'Go forth, (and) smite Vibanus, and the state
37012	which acknowledges king Darius.' (6) Then the army went
37013	forth, which Veisdates had sent against Vibanus, to do battle.
37014	(7) (At) a fort named Capiscanes,^ there they fought a battle.
37015	(8) Ormazd brought help to me ; (9) by the grace of Ormazd
37016	my troops entirely defeated the rebel army. (10) On the 13th
37017	' The Babylonian and Scythian ver-
37018	sions add — -"This is what was done by
37019	me in Persia."
37020	' The Scytliic adds — "in Arachotia"
37021	(Norris, p. 121).
p. 605
37022	Col. 3. THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION. 607
37023	day of the month Anamaka, then it was the battle was thus
37024	fought by them.
37025	Par. 10. (1) Tha^iya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Patiya hya-
37026	param hamitriya hagamata paraita patish Vivanam, hamaranam
37027	chartaniya. (3) Gadutava nama dahyaush, avada hamaranam
37028	akunava. (4) Auramazdamaiya upastam abara ; (5) vashna
37029	Auramazdaha kara hya mana avam karam tyam hamitryam aja
37030	vasiya. (6) ViyaA^Hahya mahyd vii. rauchabish, thakata aha
37031	avathashdm hamaranam kartam.
37032	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Again the rebels, having
37033	collected, returned before Vibanus, to do battle. (3) (In) a
37034	district, named Gadytia, there they fought a battle. (4) Oimazd
37035	brought help to me ; (5) by the grace of Ormazd my troops
37036	entirely defeated the rebel army. (6) On the 7th day of the
37037	month Viyakhna, then it was the battle (was) thus fought by
37038	them.
37039	Par. 11. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava hauva
37040	martiya, hya avahya karahya mathishta aha tyam Vahyazdata
37041	fraishaya abiya Vivanam, hauva msithishta hada, kamanaibish
37042	asbaraibish as/ijyava. (3) ArshacZa nama, didd Hard'u'vatiya,
37043	avapara atiya/sha. (4) Pasava Vivana hada kara nipadiya
37044	tyiya ashiya. (5) Avadashim agarbaya uta martiya tyishiya
37045	fratama anushi?/a ahata awaja.
37046	(1) Says Dai'ius the king — (2) Then that man, who was
37047	the leader of those troops which Veisdates had sent against
37048	Vibanus, that leader, with the horsemen (who were) faithful (to
37049	him), fled away. (3) (At) a fort of Arachotia, named Arshada,*
37050	in that he took refuge (?) (4) Then Vibanus with his army set
37051	out in pursuit (?) (5) There he took him, and slew the men
37052	who were his chief adherents.
37053	Par. 12. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Pasava da-
37054	hyaush mana abava. (3) Ima tya mana kartam Hara'uvatiya.
37055	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Then the province sub-
37056	mitted to me. (3) This is what (was) done by me in Arachotia.
37057	Par. 13. (1) Thatiya DarayavwsA khshayathiya — (2) Yata adam
37058	Parsai^a utd Madaiya aham, patiya duvitiyam Babiruviya hama-
37059	triya abava hachama. (3) I. martiya, Arakha nama, Arminiya,
37060	Handitahya putra, hauva udapatata. (4) Babirauva, Dubana
37061	nama, dahyaush hacha avadasha hauva udapatata. (5) Avathd
37062	adurujiya — (6) ' Adam Nabukudrachara amiya, hya Nabunita-
37063	* The Scythic adds a clause which seems to meau "the dwelling-place of
37064	"Vibanus" (Norris, p. 123).
p. 606
37065	608
37066	THE BEHISTUN INSCEIPTION.
37067	App. Book HI.
37068	hya putra.' (7) Pasava kara Babiruviya hacliama hamitriya
37069	abava. (8) Abiya avam Arakbam ashiyava. (8) Babirum bauva
37070	agarbayata. (10) Hauva kbsbayathiya abava Babii-auva.
37071	(1) Says Darius tbe king — (2) Whilst i was in Persia and
37072	Media, for tbe second time tbe Babylonians revolted from me.
37073	(3) A man, named Aracus, an Armenian, tbe son of Handitis, be
37074	arose. (4) A district of Babylon, named Dobana, from tbence
37075	be arose. (5) Tbus be falsely declared — (6) ' I am Kabocbo-
37076	drossor, tbe son of Nabonidus.' (7) Then tbe state of Babylon
37077	revolted from me. (8) It went over to tbat Aracus. (9) He
37078	seized on Babylon. (10) He became king of Babylonia.
37079	Par. 14. (1) Tbdtiya Darayavusb kbsbayatbiya — (2) Pasdva adam
37080	karam fraisbayam Babirum. (3) Vidafra nama, Mada, mana
37081	badaka, avam matbisbtam akunavam. (4) Avatbasbam atbabam ;
37082	(5) ' Piita, avam karam tyam Babirauva jata, bya mana niya
37083	gaubatiya.' (6) Pasava Vidafra bada kard asbiyava abiya Ba-
37084	bimm. (7) Auramazdamaiya upastam abara ; (8) vasbna Aura-
37085	mazdaba Vidaf/-a Babimm agarbdya (9)
37086	mabya ii. raucbabisb, tbakata aba avatba avam karam tyam hami-
37087	triyam aja vasiya. (10)
37088	patiya asariyata.
37089	(1) Says Darius tbe king — (2) Tben I sent an army to
37090	Babylon. (3) (A man) named Intapbres, a Mede, one of my
37091	subjects, bim I made (tbeir) leader. (4) Tbus I said to tbem —
37092	(5) ' Go fortb, (and) smite tbat Babylonian state, wbicb does not
37093	acknowledge me.' (6) Tben Intapbres, witb bis anny, marcbed
37094	to Babylon. (7) Ormazd brought help to me ; (8) by the grace
37095	of Ormazd Intapbres took Babylon. (9) On tbe 2nd* day of tbe
37096	month , then it was be entirely defeated tbat rebel
37097	people.* (10) was slain.
37098	Column IV.
37099	Par. 1. (1) Thatiya Darayavusb kbsbayatbiya — (2) Ima tya mana
37100	kai-tam Babirauva.
37101	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) This is what (was) done by
37102	me in Babylonia.
37103	5 The Scythic gives " the xxii"^ day."
37104	8 This is restored from the Scythic,
37105	which gives the foUo'wing as the sense
37106	of § 10: "He made the army (of
37107	Aracus) prisoners, and also their leader.
37108	Then that Aracus, and the chief men
37109	who were with him, were taken and
37110	brought before me. Then I gave
37111	orders that they should crucify both
37112	Aracus and the chief men who were
37113	with him."
p. 607
37114	Col. 4.
37115	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
37116	609
37117	Par. 2. (1) Tliatiya Darayavush ^ih.s\xsi,yathiya — (2) 7ma tya adam
37118	akunavam. (3) Vashna Auramazddha dha hamahyaya thrada.
37119	(4) Pasava yatha khshayathiya hamitriya abava, adam xix.
37120	hamarana akunavam. (5) Vashna Auramazdahsi adamsham
37121	ajanam, uta ix. hhshdyathiyd agarbayam. (6) I. Gaumata nama,
37122	Magusli, aha. (7) Bauva arfurujiya. (8) Avatha athaha —
37123	(9) ' Adam Bardiya amiya, hya Kuraush putra.' (10) Hauva
37124	Parsam hamitriyam akunawsA. (11) I. Atrina nama, 'Uvajaiya,
37125	hauva adurujiya. (12) Avatha a.thaha — (13) ' Adam Mshaya-
37126	thiya amiya 'Uvajaiya.' (14) Hauva 'Uvajam hamitriyam a^wnaush
37127	mana. (15) I. Naditabira nama, Babiruviya, hauva acZurujiya.
37128	(16) Avatha athaha — (17) 'Adam NabukudracAam amiya, hya
37129	Nabunitahya putra.' (18) Hauva Babiixim hamitriyam. akunaush.
37130	(19) I. Martiya nama, Parsa, hauva adurujiya,. (20) Avatha
37131	athaha — (21) ' Adam Imanish amiya, 'Uvajaiya khshayathiya,.^
37132	(22) Hauva 'Uvajam hamitriyam akunaush. (23) I. Fieivartish
37133	nama, Mada, hauva adurujiya. (24) Avatha athaha — (25)
37134	' Adam Khshathrita amiya, 'Uvakshatarahya taumaya.' (26) Hauva
37135	Madam hamitriyam akunaush. (27) I. Chitratakhma nama, Asa-
37136	gartiya, hauva a^^wrujiya. (28) Avatha athaha — (29) ' Adam
37137	khshayathiya amiya Asagartaiya, ' C/vakshatarahya taumaya.' (30)
37138	Hauva Asagartam hamitriyam akunaush. (31) I. Frada nama,
37139	Margava, hauva aJwrujiya. (32) Avatha athaha — (33) ' Adam
37140	khshayathiya amiya Ifargauva.' (34) Hauva Margum hami-
37141	triyam akunaush. (35) I. Vahyazdata nama, Parsa, hauva adu-
37142	rujiya. (36) Avatha athaha — (37) ' Adam Bardiya amiya, hya
37143	Kuraush putra.' (38) Hauva Parsam. hamitriyam akunaush.
37144	(39) I. Arakha nama, Armim>/a, hauva oJurujiya. (40) Avathd
37145	athaha — (41) ' Adam Nabukudrachara amiya, hya iVaftw/dtahya
37146	putra.' (42) Hauva Babirum hamatriyam akunausA.
37147	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) This is what I have
37148	done. (3) By the grace of Ormazd I have accomplished the
37149	whole.'' — (4) After that the kings rebelled against me, I fought
37150	19 battles. (5) By the grace of Ormazd I smote them, and took 9
37151	kings (prisoners). (6) One was named Gomates, a Magian. (7)
37152	He spake lies. (8) Thus he said — ■ (9) ' I am Bardes, the son of
37153	Cyrus.' (10) He caused Persia to revolt. (11) Another (was)
37154	named Atrines, aSusianian; he spake lies. (12) Thus he said —
37155	(13) 'I am the king of Susiana.' (14) He caused Susiana to revolt
37156	from me. (15) Another (was) named Nidintabelus, a Babylonian ;
37157	he spake lies. (16) Thus he said — (17) ' I am Nabochodrossor,
37158	the son of Nabonidus.' (18) He caused Babylon to revolt. (19)
37159	7 The phrase hamahydyd thrada has
37160	been variously translated. Oppert sug-
37161	gests "all my life;" Benfey "alto-
37162	gether."
p. 608
37163	610
37164	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
37165	App. Book III.
37166	Another (was) named Martes, a Persian ; he spake lies. (20) Thus
37167	he said — (21 ) ' I am Imanes, the king of Susiana.' (22) He caused
37168	Susiana to revolt. (23) Another (was) named Phraortes, a Mede ;
37169	he spake lies. (24) Thus he said— (25) ' I amXathrites, of the
37170	race of Cyaxares.' (26) He caused Media to revolt. (27) Another
37171	(was) named Sitrantachmes, a Sagartian ; he spake lies. (28) Thus
37172	he said — (29) ' I am the king of Sagartia, of the race of Cyaxares.'
37173	(30) He caused Sagartia to revolt. (31) Another (was) named
37174	Phraates, a Margian ; he spake lies. (32) Thus he said — (33)
37175	' I am king of Margiana.' (34) He caused Margiana to revolt.
37176	(35) Another (was) named Velsdates, a Persian ; he spake lies.
37177	(36) Thus he said — (37) 'I am Bardes, the son of Cyrus.'
37178	(38) He caused Persia to revolt. (39) Another (was) named
37179	Aracus, an Armenian ; he spake lies. (40) Thus he said —
37180	(41) ' I am Nabochodrossor, the son of Nabonidus.' (42) He
37181	caused Babylon to revolt.
37182	Par. 3. (1) J^atiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Imaiya ix.
37183	khshayathiya adam a^arbayam atara ima hamarana.
37184	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) These 9 kings have I taken
37185	in these battles.
37186	Par. 4. (1) Thatiya DarayauwsA khshdyathija — (2) Dahyava ima
37187	tya hamitriya abava. (3) Darauga diva d, akunaush, tya
37188	imaiya karam adurujiyasha. (4) Pasava Di - . a mana
37189	dastaya akunaush. (5) Yatha mam kama, awatha Di
37190	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) These are the provinces
37191	which rebelled. (3) The god Oitnazd created lies that they
37192	should deceive the people.® (4) Afterwards the god Ormazd
37193	gave the people into my hand. (5) As I desired, so the god
37194	Oi-mazd did (?).'
37195	Par. 5. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Tuvam ka
37196	khshayathiya hya aparam ahya, hacha darauga darsham pati-
37197	payuva. (3) Maxtiya hya daraujana ahatiya, avam ufrastam
37198	parasa. (4) Yadiya avatha laaniydhya, dahyaushmaiya durusa
37199	ahatiya.
37200	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Thou who mayest be king
37201	hereafter, keep thyself entirely from lies. (3) The man who
37202	may be a liar, him destroy utterly. (4) If thou shalt thus
37203	observe, my country shall remain in its integrity.
37204	8 Mr. Noma considers the ScytLic
37205	here to mean — ' ' The god of lies made
37206	them rebel, that they should subvert
37207	the empire" (Beh. Inscr. p. 127).
37208	3 It is doubtful if the Persian text uses
37209	the name of Ormazd in this paragraph,
37210	or if it merely employs the term Diva,
37211	"the God." The Babylonian version
37212	however proves beyond dispute, that
37213	the allusion is to Oromazdes as usual.
p. 609
37214	Col. 4.
37215	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
37216	611
37217	Par. 6. (1) Thatiya Ddrayavush khshayathiya — (2) Ima tya adam
37218	akunavam. (3) Vashna KuTOjadizdaha Aamahyaya thrada aku-
37219	navam. (4) Tuvam ka hya aparam imam dipim jiafi'parasahya,
37220	tya mana kartam varnavartam thuvam matya c7u/-iijiyahya.
37221	(1) Says Darius the king — ■ (2) This is what I have done.
37222	(3) By the grace of Ormazd have I achieved the performance of
37223	the whole. (4) Thou who mayest hereafter pei-use this tablet,
37224	let that which has been done by me be a warning (to thee),
37225	that thou lie not.
37226	Par. 7. (1) Thatiya Daiayavush khshayathiya — (2) Auramaz<7a
37227	. . . iyiya yatha ima hashiyam niya durukhtam adam akunavam
37228	hamahjaja, thrada.
37229	(1) Says Darius the king— (2) Ormazd is my witness (?)
37230	that I have truly (not falsely) made this record of my deeds
37231	throughout.
37232	Par. 8. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Vashna Aura-
37233	mazddha . . amaiya aniyashchiya vasiya astiya kartam, ava ahyaya
37234	dipiyd niya nipishtam. (3) Avahyaradiya niya nipishtam, mitya
37235	hya aparava imam dipim patiparasatiya, avahya paruva tha ....
37236	tya mana kartam nishida (?), varnavatiya durukhtam maniyd%a,
37237	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) By the grace of Ormazd,
37238	that wliich has besides been done by me, (which is) much, 1 have
37239	not inscribed on this tablet. (3) On that account I have not
37240	inscribed it, lest he who hereafter might peruse this tablet, to
37241	him the many deeds (?) that have been done by me elsewhere,
37242	might seem (?) to be falsely recorded.
37243	Par. 9. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya— (2) Tyaiya pruva
37244	khshayathiya a aha avaisham ava niya astiya kartam,
37245	yatha mana vas/t/za ^4z<ramazdaha hamahyaya duvartam.
37246	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) They who were kings before
37247	me, by them it has not been done as by me entirely by the
37248	grace of Ormazd.^ '
37249	Par. 10. (1) Thatiya Darayavus/i khshciyaihija, — (2) . . . nuram
37250	thuvam varnavatam tya mana kartam avatha
37251	at;a/tyaradiya ma apagaudaya. (3) Yadiya imam hadugam niya
37252	apagaudiyahya, karahya thahya, Auramazda thuvam daushtd
37253	biya, widtaiya tauma vasiya biya, uta daragam jiva.
37254	1 The mutilation of this paragraph
37255	makes the sense very doubtful. Perhaps
37256	the second and third clauses should be
37257	read entirely together, as a single sen-
37258	tence. See Col. Rawlinson's Babylonian
37259	Memoir, Transcript, line 101.
p. 610
37260	612
37261	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
37262	App. Eook III.
37263	(1) Says Darius tlie king — ■ (2) Beware, my successor (?),
37264	that what has been thus publicly (?) done by me, on that account
37265	thou conceal not. (3) If thou conceal not this edict, (but) tell
37266	it to the country, may Ormazd be a friend to thee, and may thy
37267	offspring be numerous, and mayest thou live long.
37268	J^ai'. II, (1) Thatiya Daxayavush khshdyathija, — (2) Yadiya imam
37269	hacZifgam apagaudayahj^a, niya thAhya kdrahyd, ^wrawia^dataya
37270	jata biyd, utataiya tauma ma biya.
37271	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) If thou conceal this edict,
37272	(and) tell (it) not to the country, may Ormazd be thy enemy,
37273	and mayst thou have no offspring (lit. may there be no offspring
37274	to thee).
37275	Far. 12. (1) Thatiya DdrayaYush. khshayathiya — (2) Ima tya adam
37276	akunavam. Hamahyaya thracZa vashnd J^wramazdaha akunavam.
37277	(4) Auramazdamaiya upastam abara, uta aiiiyd Bagaha, tyaiya
37278	hatiya.
37279	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) This is what I have done.
37280	(3) By the grace of Ormazd I have accomplished everything.
37281	(4) Ormazd* brought help to me, and the other gods which
37282	are.
37283	Par. 18. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Avahyarddiya
37284	Auramazda upastdm abara, uta aniya Bagaha iyaiya hatiya, yatha,
37285	niya arika aham, niya daraujhana aham, niya zurakara aham,
37286	imaiya tauma upariya abashtam upariya mam niya
37287	shakurim huvatam zura akunavam, (3) Tya-
37288	miya hya hamatakshata mana vithiya, avam ubartam abaram,
37289	hya . iyani .... avam upastam aparasam. •
37290	(1) Says Darius the king — • (2) For this reason Ormazd
37291	brought help to me, and the other gods which are, (because)
37292	that I was not wicked (heretical?), nor was I a liar, nor was I
37293	a tyrant'
37294	(3) He who has laboured for my
37295	family, him I have cherished and protected (lit, well-cherished
37296	I have cherished) ; he who has been hostile (?) to me, him I have
37297	utterly rooted out (well-destroyed I have destroyed).
37298	Par. 14, (1) Thdtiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Tuvam ka
37299	khshdyathija, hya aparam ahya, martiya hya daraujhana ahatiya.
37300	2 The Scythic version here explains
37301	the term Ormazd by adding — " Annap
37302	Arriyanam," "The God of the Arians "
37303	(Norris, p. 130).
37304	2 The Babylonian version continues,
37305	" neither I nor any of my family , , . .
37306	I obeyed the laws
p. 611
37307	Col. 4. THE BEfflSTUN INSCRIPTION. 613
37308	hyava . . . tar . . . ahatiya, avaiya ma daushta biya. (3) Avaiya
37309	ahifrashtadiya parasa.
37310	(1) Says Darius tlie king — (2) Thou who mayest be king
37311	hereafter, the man who may be a liar, and who may be an evil-
37312	doe)' (?), do not befriend them. (3) Destroy them with the edge
37313	of the sword (lit. with the destruction of the sword).
37314	Par. 15. (1) Tha^i'ya Darayavush khshayath^ya — (2) Tuvam ka
37315	hya aparam imam dipim vainahya tyam adam niyapisham,
37316	imaiva patikara, matya visanahya. (3) Yava jivahya(?), ava
37317	avaiya parikara.
37318	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Thou who mayest here-
37319	after behold this tablet, which I have engraved, and these figures,
37320	(beware) lest thou injure (them). (3) As long as thou liA^est,
37321	so long preserve them.
37322	Par. 16. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Yadiya imam
37323	dipim vainahya imaiva patikard, niyadish visanahya, utamaiya
37324	yava tauma ahatiya parikarahadish, Auramazda thuvam daushta
37325	biya, widtaiya tauma vasiya biyd, uta daragam jiva, uta tya
37326	kunavahya avatiya Auramazda m m jadanautuva.
37327	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) If thou shalt behold this
37328	tablet and these figures, (and) not injure them, and shalt pre-
37329	sei-ve them as long as my seed endures, (then) may Ormazd be
37330	thy friend, and may thy seed be numerous, and mayest thou live
37331	long ; and whatever thou doest, may Onnazd bless it for thee in
37332	after times.
37333	Par. 17. (1) Thatiya Daraya%Tish khshayathiya — (2) Yadiya imam
37334	dipim, imaiva patikara vainahya visanahadish, utamaiya yava
37335	tauma ahatiya niyadish paiikarahya, Auramazdataiya jata biya,
37336	utataiya tauma md biya, uta tya kunavahya avataiya Auramazda
37337	nihatuva (?)
37338	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) If seeing this tablet, and
37339	these images, thou injurest them, and preservest them not as
37340	long as my seed endures, (then) may Ormazd be thy enemy,
37341	and mayest thou have no offspring, and whatever thou doest,
37342	may Ormazd curse (?) it for thee.
37343	Par. 18. (1) Thatiya Darayavush khshayathiya — (2) Imaiya mar-
37344	tiya tyaiya adakiya avada ahata yata adam Gaumatam tyam
37345	Magum avajanam hya Bardiya agaubata. (3) Adakiya imaiya
p. 612
37346	614
37347	THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION.
37348	App. Book III.
37349	martiya hamatakshata auusliiya mana ; (4) Vidafrana ndma,
37350	Vayasparahya putra, Parsa ; (5) Utana nama, Thukliraliya putra,
37351	Parsa; (6) Gaubaruva nama, Marduniyaliya putra, Parsa; (7)
37352	Vidarna nama, Bagabignahya putra, Parsa ; (8) Bagabukhsba
37353	nama, Dadubyabya putra, Parsa ; (9) Ardumanisb nama, Vabuka-
37354	hya putra, Parsa.
37355	(1) Says Darius tbe king — (2) Tbese are tbe men wbo
37356	alone were tbere, wben I slew Gomates tbe Magian, wbo was
37357	called Bardes. (3) Tbese men alone laboured in my service ;
37358	(4) (One) named Intapbemes, tbe son of Veispares, a Persian ;
37359	(5) (One) named Otanes, tbe sonof Socris, a Persian; (6) (One)
37360	namedGobryas, tbe son of Mardonius, a Persian ; (7) (One) named
37361	Hydarnes, tbe son of Megabignes, a Persian ; (8) (One) named
37362	Megabyzus, tbe son of Dado'is, a Persian ; (9) (One) named Ar-
37363	domanes, tbe son of Basuces, a Persian.
37364	Par. 19. (1) Tbatiya Darayavusb kbsbayatbiya — (2) Tuvam ka
37365	kbsbayatbiya bya aparam abya, tyama vidam tastiyana
37366	tya Darayavusb
37367	akunavam
37368	(1) Says Darius tbe king — (2) Tbou wbo may est be king
37369	hereafter
37370	Column V.*
37371	Par. 1. (1) Tbatiya Z>arayavusA khshayathiya — (2) Ima iya adam
37372	akunavam ; vashnd Auramazddha hamahydya, tbrada akunavam
37373	tba kbsbayatbiya vajanam
37374	(3) Da/iyausb bauva ha,chamd hamitriya abava. (4) I. martiya . . .
37375	imima nama, 'Uvajiya awam mathishtam. akunava. (5) Pas^va
37376	adam karam fra/sAayam 'Ufo/'am. (6) I. ma/'dya Gaubaniva nama,
37377	Vdrsa, mand badaka., avatnshdm matbisbtam akunavam. (7) Pasdva
37378	hauva GaxLha.ruva hadd hard asbiyava 'Uvajam. (8) Hamaranam
37379	a^unaus/i hadd Aamitriyaibisb. (9) Pasava
37380	utasbiya marada uta cgarbaya iita, aniya abiya
37381	mdw dabyausb
37382	janam awadasbim
37383	•• This column has not had the benefit
37384	of Col. Rawlinson's later corrections,
37385	having been found by him on his last
37386	visit inaccessible. The Babylonian and
37387	Scythian transcripts also here fail en-
37388	tirely.
p. 613
37389	Col. 5. THE BEHISTUN IXSCRIPTION. 6] 5
37390	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) This is what I have done ;
37391	by the grace of Ormazd, I have accomplished all of it
37392	.... king (3) This province revolted against
37393	me. (4) A man, named .... imimus, him the Susianians
37394	made their chief. (5) Then I sent troops to Snsiana. (6) A
37395	man, named Gobryas, a Persian, one of my subjects, him I
37396	appointed (to be) their leader. (7) Then that Gobryas with
37397	(his) troops went to Susiana. (8) He fought a battle with the
37398	rebels. (9) Then and his
37399	and seized and brought to me
37400	province there I slew
37401	him
37402	Par. 2. (1) Thdtiya i)amyavush khshayathiya — (2)
37403	uta dah Auramazda aya
37404	vashna Auramazc?aAa thadish akunavam.
37405	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) and ....
37406	Ormazd by the grace of Ormazd .
37407	I have done.
37408	Par. 3. (1) Thdtiya Ddrayavush khshdyathijo, — (2) Hya aparam imam
37409	y hatiya uta jivahya
37410	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) "Whoever may hereafter
37411	this and of life
37412	Par. 4. (1) Thdtiya Darayavush khshaya^Atya — (2)
37413	ashiyavam abiya Sakam Tigram barataya
37414	iya abiya darayam, avam ajanam ;
37415	aniyam ayarbdyam abiya mam, utd,
37416	Sakuka nama, avam agarhdyam avada aniyam
37417	Taxa.thishtam am dha ; pasava da
37418	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) I went to Sacia
37419	the Tigris towards the sea,
37420	him I passed over(?) I slew;
37421	the enemy I seized to me, and
37422	Sacuces by name, him I made prisoner there the
37423	other leader (?) it was ; then
37424	Par. 5. (1) Thdtiya Darayavush khshayaiA?yd — (2)
37425	md niya Auramazdd yadiya vashnd Aura-
37426	mazddha akunavam.
p. 614
37427	616 THE BEHISTUN INSCRIPTION. App. Book IH.
37428	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) not Ormazd
37429	by the grace of Ormazd I have
37430	done (it).
37431	Par. 6. (1) Tha^?3/a Ddrayavush hhshdyathiya — (2) .... Auramaz-
37432	dam yaddta uta jivahya nta
37433	(1) Says Darius the king — (2) Ormazd ....
37434	and of life, and
37435	END OF VOL. II.
37436	IX>KI>ON: FRIKIED BT WILLIAM CLOWES AKI) SONS, STAHFORD 6IKEET,
37437	AKD CHAEIKG CROSS.
p. 615
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