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CDLI Achaemenid DSe composite (P522177)
Official or display, Achaemenid, Susa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Achaemenid DSe composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P522177 |
| Museum no. | |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Susa (mod. Shush) |
| Coordinates | 32.1895, 48.2569 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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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 : i-[m]-a- | Proclaims Aura-mzdâ, the king: I am well; |
| 2 | [m : b]-u-[mi-i-m : a-d-d-a] : h-y : a-v-m : a-s- | The word bumīm, read /adda/, means “to go out, since ḫy means 'to come out.' |
| 3 | [m]-a-n-m : a#-[d-d-a : h-y : m]-r-t-i-y-m : a-d- | “Whoever you are, my father, may you be, and may I be your father. |
| 4 | [d-a : h]-y : [$-i-y-a-t-i-m :] a#-d-d-a : m-r-t- | ḏa means “to rejoice,…] iyātum means "to rejoice," i.e., "to be glad." |
| 5 | [i-y-h-y-a : h-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-m] : _x$-_m : a-ku- | I am Darius, the Great King. |
| 6 | [u-n-u-$ : a-i-v]-m [: p-ru-u-v-n-a]-m : _x$-_m : a- | ún-m means "aivm"; pravnam means ... |
| 7 | [i-v-m : p]-ru-<u>-v-n-[a-m : f-r-m-a-t]-a-r-m : a- | This (is) the Piruvnamma of F́r-matarum. |
| 8 | d-m : d-a-r-y-v-[u-$ : _x$_ : v-z-r-k] : _x$_ : _x$-_y- | Darius the Great King, King of Kings, King on this earth, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian. |
| 9 | a-n-a-m [: _x$_ : d-h-y-u-n-a-m : vi-i-s]-p-z-n-a- | I am ..., the god Ḫiyunam, son of Viishpzna. |
| 10 | n-a-m : _x$_ : a-h-y-a-[y-a : b-u-mi]-i-y-a : v-z- | “Nammâ, ..., Ahiya, Bummia, vz. |
| 11 | r-k-a-y-a : [du]-u-r-i-[y : a-p-i-y : vi-i-$]-t-a-s- | Proclaims Darius, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā I gained dominion. |
| 12 | p-h-y-a : p#-u-c, : h-[x-a-m-n-i]-$-i-[y :] p-a-r- | pḫiya means “to go out,'… means ... |
| 13 | s : p-a-r-s-h-y-a : p-[u-c, :] a-r-i-y [:] a#-r-i- | Proclaims Ahuramazdā: The king, my lord, should know this. |
| 14 | y : c'-i-c, : t'-a-t#-i-[y] : d-a-r-y-v-[u-$ : _x$_ :] | I am Darius, the Great King, King of Kings. |
| 15 | v-$-n-a : a-u#-[r-m-z-d]-a-h-a : i-m#-[a : d-h-y]- | v-n-a means "Aurmz-daḫa;" i-m-a also means "Hymn." |
| 16 | a-v : t-y-a : [a-d-m : a]-g-r-b-a-y-[m : a-p-t]- | As for me, I am writing to you: I have opened my ears to you. |
| 17 | r-m : h-c#-[a : p-a-r-s-a] : a-d-m-[$-a-m : p-t]- | The word rm means “to go out, parraš means "I shall go out" and pt-means |
| 18 | i-y#-[x-$-y-i-y : m-n-a :] b-a-[ji-i-m : a-b-r :] | Iy-x-yiya means “mnâ,… and ba-jim = Sagig XIV unknown. |
| 19 | [t-y-$-a-m : h-c'-a-m : a-t'-h-y : a-v : a-ku-u]- | “You are a ḫcʾammu-demon, I am an āṯīḫûmu-disease, I do not know how to explain it. |
| 20 | [n-v : d-a-t-m : t-y : m-n-a : a-v-di-i-$ : a]- | “Nabû is the god, he is the son of Aya, the great king, king of Assyria, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian. |
| 21 | [d-a-r-y : m-a-d : u-j : p-r-t'-v : h-r-i-v :] | Darius, the Great King, King of Kings, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian. |
| 22 | [b-a-x-t-r-i-$ : s-u-gu-u-d : u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-$] | “Ba-...-tr’i-, read /ba/, means "to be strong," i.e., "to become strong." |
| 23 | [: z-r-k : h-r-u-v-t-i-$ : t'-t-gu-u-$ : m-c'-i]- | Zrk means "great," t'tgû means "mc'i." |
| 24 | [y-a : g-d-a-r : h-i-du-u-$ : s-k-a : h-u-m-v]- | "Ya" means "gd-a-r, ḫidû-plant, sk-a means "to grow." |
| 25 | [r-g-a : s-k-a : t-i-g-r-x-u-d-a : b-a-b-i-ru]- | rĝ́ means “to be strong, tigr-x-ud… |
| 26 | [u-$ : a-t'-u-r-a : a-r-b-a-y : mu-u-d-r-a-y :] | u-means "I am enraged"; argāya means "to be frightened"; |
| 27 | [a-r-mi-i-n : k-t-p-tu-u-k : s-p-r-d : y-u-n-a] | kt-p-tuk means “špr-d means yuna. |
| 28 | [: t-y-i-y : d-r-y-h-y-a : s-k-a : t-y-i]- | Proclaims Darius, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā I gained dominion over the land. |
| 29 | [y : p-r-d-r-y : s-ku-u-d-r : y-u-n-a : t-y-i-y] | Proclaims Prḏār-iqbi, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazda, my lord, |
| 30 | [: p-r-d-r-y : k-r-k-a :] t'#-[a-t-i-y : d-a-r]- | Proclaims Darius, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā I gained dominion over the land. |
| 31 | [y-v-u-$ : _x$_ : v-s-i-y : t]-y : du-u-$-[k-r-t]- | “Yvû-… means ..., and Ṭābi means ty, and it also means Dūru-krt. |
| 32 | [m : a-h : a-v : n-i-b-m : a]-ku#-u-n-[v-m] : d- | m means “to go out,' av means nibm, and akû means d. |
| 33 | h-y-a-v [: a-y-u-d] : a-n-i-y [: a-n-i]-y#-m : | “Ay! I am a man, I am an amanušû. |
| 34 | a-j : a-v : a#-[d-m :] a-ku-u-n-v-m [: v-$-n]-a | I myself am a king, king of the world. |
| 35 | : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h-a : y-t'-a : a#-[n-i-y : a]- | Aurmzdaḫa means “to go out, and Aniya means |
| 36 | n-i-y-m : n-i-y : j-t-i-y : c'-i-[n-a : g-a]- | ním means "niy" and jtiy means "to go." |
| 37 | t'-v-a : k-$-c'-i-y : a-s-t-i-y : d-[a-t-m :] | ṯaʿa means “to go out, astīya is a synonym of datm. |
| 38 | t-y : m-n-a : h-c'-a : a-v-n-a : t-r-[s-t-i]- | Proclaims Nabû-apla-iddina, king of Assyria, son of Ishtar-nashir, an Achaemenian. |
| 39 | y : y-t'-a : h-y : t-u-vi-i-y-a : t-y-m : [s]- | Y (means) : to see. : That (is) what I said. |
| 40 | k-u-t'-i-m : n-i-y : j-t-i-[y : n]-i-y : vi#-i- | "Kut'im" = Shumma alu XIV unknown means "niy"; i.e., "it" means "it." |
| 41 | m-r-d-t-i-y : t'-a-t-i-y [: d-a-r-y-v-u-$ :] | Martiya, son of Darius, an Achaemenian. |
| 42 | _x$_ : v-$-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-[d-a-h-a : d-s-t]-k#- | ... means "Venezuean." Aurmzdaḫa means "Stock." |
| 43 | r-t-m : v-s-i-y : t-y : [p-ru-u-v-m : n-i-y] | rṯm means “to go out, ṭābu means niy. |
| 44 | : g-a-t'-v-a : k-r-t-m [: a-v : a-d-m : g-a-t']- | “Gatʿv’ā is the krṯm-official,… I am the king, my lord. |
| 45 | v-a : a-ku-u-n-v-m : [c,-u-$-a-y-a : a-v-i]- | I am a cypriot, I am an Achaemenian. |
| 46 | n-m : di-i-d-a : du#-[u-$-k-r-t-a : a-h : h]-y- | n-m means "diida"; dukrt-a means "ah"; |
| 47 | a : p-ru-u-v-m [: k-r-t-a : h-c'-a : a-v]- | a means "to go out," krṯa means ḫcʾa, i.e., |
| 48 | d#-$ : a : p-s-a-[v : di-i-d-a-m :] a-n-i-y- | "Didām" = Marduk II l. 36 means "to go out." |
| 49 | a-m : a-[ku-u-n-v-m : t'-a-t-i-y : d]-a-r-y-[v-u]- | I am Darius, the Great King. |
| 50 | [$ : _x$_ : m-a-m : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : p]-a-tu-u-v : h-d-a [: vi]- | … means "...;" Aurmzdâ means "to open," hda means "livestock." |
| 51 | [i-s-i-b-i-$ : b-g-i-b-i-$ :] u-t-a-[m-i-y :] vi-i-t'-m : u- | Isib-ībi-, read /bgib/, means “to go out, i.e., "to take away." |
| 52 | [t-a : t-y : a-h-y-a-y-a : di-i-p-i-y-a : n-i]-p-i-$-t-m | Ṯāya means “to be angry with me,{d} diipiya is a synonym of nippitm. |
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