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CDLI Achaemenid A1Pa composite (P522163)
Official or display, Achaemenid, Pārśa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Achaemenid A1Pa composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P522163 |
| Museum no. | |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Pārśa (mod. Persepolis) |
| Coordinates | 29.9343, 52.8925 |
Transliteration (ATF)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | [b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : h-y :] | Proclaims Ahuramazdâ, the king: |
| 2 | [i-m-a-m : b-u-mi-i-m : a-d-a : h-y : a-v]- | “He is a lion, he is an eagle, and I am a wild bull. |
| 3 | [m : a-s-m-a-n-m : a-d-a : h-y : m-r-t-i]- | I am Asmanmma, the father of Ḫy, the son of Marti. |
| 4 | [y-m : a-d-a : h-y : $-i-y-a-t-i-m : a-d]- | This (is) the Adda, the Ahatian. |
| 5 | [a : m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a : h-y : a-r-t-x-$-c,]- | Proclaims Martiya: I am Artaxerxes. |
| 6 | [a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-m : a-ku-u-n-u-$ : a]- | I am Xerxes, the Great King. |
| 7 | [i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-m :] | This is the prunuma of the king, my lord. |
| 8 | [a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-m : f-r-m-a-t-a-r-m] | “As for me, it is a prunām-demon, i.e., a woman named Rimat-Armâm. |
| 9 | [: a-d-m : a-r-t-x-$-c,-a : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y] | I am Artaxerxes, the Great King. |
| 10 | [: v-z-r-k : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : x-$-a-y-t'-i]- | Proclaims Xerxes the King: |
| 11 | [y-a-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : d-h-y-u-n-a]- | Now, I am X-ayt'iya, son of Ḫḫuna |
| 12 | [m : p-ru-u-z-n-a-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y :] | Proclaims Xerxes the King: |
| 13 | a-h#-[y-a-y-a : b-u-mi-i-y-a : v-z-r-k]- | Ahuramazdā, my father, and Bumidiya, my great ancestors, |
| 14 | a-y-a# [: du-u-r-i-y : a-p-i-y : x-$-y]- | “No, I am a lord! I am an heir! |
| 15 | a-r-$-h#-[y-a : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-h-y-a : p-u]- | I am Xerxes, the Great King. |
| 16 | c, : d-a#-[r-y-v-h-u-$ : n-p-a : h-x-a-m-n-i-$-i-y] | Darius, the Great King, King of Kings, King on this earth, son of Hystaspes. |
| 17 | : t'-a-t-i#-[y : a-r-t-x-$-c,-a : x-$-a]- | ṯātiya means ... |
| 18 | y-t'-i-y : [v-z-r-k : v-$-n-a : a-u]- | Yat'iya means "Venus," vzrk means "father." |
| 19 | r-m-z-d-h#-[a : i-m : h-di-i-$ : x-$-y-a]- | Rimzdḫa |
| 20 | r-$-a : x#-[$-a-y-t'-i-y : h-y : m-n-a : p-i]- | Proclaims Xerxes the King: By the favor of Nabû, my lord, I made it great. |
| 21 | t-a : f-[r-t-r-m : p-s-a-v : a-d-m : a-ku-u]- | The word frtr-rm means "psav"; it also means "I"; |
| 22 | n-v-m [: m-a-m : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : p-a-tu]- | Proclaims Awīr-mzdâ, the king: |
| 23 | u-v : h-[d-a : b-g-i-b-i-$ : u-t-m-i-y :] | Moreover, the word bgibi means utmiya. |
| 24 | [x-$-c,-m : u-t-a : t-y-m-i-y : k-r-t-m] | x-c,m means “to go out, tymīya means krtm. |
Sources & licences
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