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CDLI Achaemenid DNa composite (P522220)
Official or display, Achaemenid, uncertain · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Achaemenid DNa composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P522220 |
| Museum no. | |
| Language | Akkadian; Elamite; persian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | uncertain (mod. Naqš-i-Rustam) |
| Coordinates | 29.9885, 52.8745 |
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- | Proclaims Ahuramazdā, the king: |
| 2 | a-m : b-u-mi-i-m : a-d-a : h-y : a-v-m : a-s-m- | I (am) Asalluhi, king of Assyria, son of Xerxes, an Achaemenian. |
| 3 | a-n-m : a-d-a : h-y : m-r-t-i-y-m : a-d-a : h- | I (am) Adad, the great king, king of Assyria. |
| 4 | y : $-i-y-a-t-i-m : a-d-a : m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a | I (am) Artaxerxes, the Great King. |
| 5 | : h-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-m : a-ku- | Proclaims Darius, the king: I am |
| 6 | u-n-u-$ : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-v-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'#- | “Ayām (= Šumma Ālu XIV unknown) means pr[uv]nam, i.e., X-ayt'. |
| 7 | i-y-m : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-v-n-a-m : f-r-m-a-t-a#- | This (is) the Prüvnammu of F̄r-matâ. |
| 8 | r-m : a-d-m : d-a-r-y-v-u-$ : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : v#- | I (am) Darius, the king. |
| 9 | z-r-k : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-a-n-a#-m | Proclaims Xerxes, the king: |
| 10 | : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : d-h-y-u-n-a-m : vi-i-s-p-z-n-a- | Xerxes, the Great King. |
| 11 | n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : a-h-y-a-y-a : b-u-mi-i- | nām (means) : x-ayṯiya, i.e., Ahyaya. : Bumî. |
| 12 | y-a : v-z-r-k-a-y-a : du-u-r-i-<y :> a-p-i-y : vi-i-$-t-a-s#- | Proclaims Darius, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā I gained dominion. |
| 13 | p-h-y-a : p-u-c, : h-x-a-m-n-i-$-i-y : p-a-r-s : p#- | pḫiya means “pucʾû,…-a-mni-iyya, and parrās means |
| 14 | a-r-s-h-y-a : p-u-c, : a-r-i-y : a-r-i-y-c'-i- | Proclaims Arsaḫiya: pcʾû (means) : ariya; i.e., Ariycʾi; |
| 15 | c, : t'-a-t-i-y : d-a-r-y-v-u-$ : x-$-a#-[y]- | Darius the Great King. |
| 16 | t'-i-y : v-$-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h-a : i-m-a# [:] | ṯaʿya means “female lamb.'" Aurmzdaḫa also means ima. |
| 17 | d-h-y-a-v : t-y-a : a-d-m# : a-g-r-b-a-y-[m :] | The god Ḫiyav, the great lord, gave me the name Agr-Bayam. |
| 18 | a-p-t-r-m : h-c'-a : p-a-r-s-a : a-d-m-$-a-m# : | I have sworn by the command of Aḫāʾa, (and) I have confirmed it. |
| 19 | p-t-i-y-x-$-y-i-y : m-n-a : b-a-ji#-i-m# : a-b-[r]- | Ptiy-x-yiya, Mna, means “to go out,’ |
| 20 | h : t-y-$-a-m : h-c'-a-m : a-t'-h-y : a-v# : [a]- | ḫ means “ty-a-m’âm,… hcʾām means 'I have sinned', and av means "to scream." |
| 21 | ku-u-n-v : d-a-t-m : t-y : m-n-a : a-v-di-i-$# : | kūn-v means “to trust, ṯi means mna, i.e., avdi means |
| 22 | a-d-a-r-i-y : m-a-d : u-v-j : p-r-t'-v : h#-r-i- | “Adārūyâ (means) : to go out; uv-j (also means) prtʾu-disease; hri means |
| 23 | v : b-a-x-t-r-i-$ : s-u-gu-u-d : u-v-a-r-z-[mi]- | "V" means "Ba-...-trî"; "Sugud means "Uvarzmi." |
| 24 | i-$ : z-r-k : h-r-u-v-t-i-$ : t'-t-gu-u-$ : g- | i- means "exalted," ḫuvti-means "to praise." |
| 25 | d-a-r : h-i-du-u-$ : s-k-a : h-u-m-v-r-g-a : s- | ḏár means “to go out,{v}ḫumvrĝa means |
| 26 | k-a : t-i-g-r-x-u-d-a : b-a-b-i-ru-u-[$] : a#- | k-a means “tigir-x-ud-a,… |
| 27 | t'-u-r-a : a-r-b-a-y : mu-u-d-r-a-y# : a-r-mi-[i-n] | Ṯaʿura means “to be entrusted, udra means i.e., "to be loved." |
| 28 | : k-t-p-tu-u-k : s-p-r-d : y-u-n : s-k-a : t-y-i-y# : [p]- | Kt.pt.uk means “šprd,…′, sk.a, tyy, and p. |
| 29 | r-d-r-y : s-ku-u-d-r : y-u-n-a : t-k-b-r-a : p-u-t-[a]-y- | Rḏrʿa means "šudri"; yuna also means "tkb-rʾa"; |
| 30 | a : ku-u-$-i-y-a : m-c'-i-y-a : k-r-k-a : t'-a-t#-i-y# : d- | I am Kuya, Mc'iya is king, Ṯaʿati is the god |
| 31 | a-r-y-v-u-$ : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : a-u-r-m-z-d#-a# : y#-t'- | “Aryvû (means) X-ayyṯiya,{d} Aurmzda means Yṭābu. |
| 32 | a : a-v-i-n : i-m-a-m : b-u-mi-i-m : y-u-d#-[t-i]-m# : | a means “to see,’ i.e., "to see"; yudti means : |
| 33 | p-s-a-v-di-i-m : m-n-a : f-r-a-b-r : m-a-m# [:] x#-[$]-a#- | Proclaims Nabû-apla-iddina, son of Xerxes, an Achaemenian. |
| 34 | y-t'-i-y-m : a-ku-u-n-u-$ : a-d-m : x-$-a-[y-t']-i-y# | I am Xerxes, the Great King. |
| 35 | : a-mi-i-y : v-$-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h-a : a- | Proclaims Awīl-mzdaḫa: |
| 36 | d-m-$-i-m : g-a-t'-v-a : n-i-y-$-a-d-y-m [: t-y]-$-a- | The god Ḏim means “to go out, and niy-adym means tya-a. |
| 37 | m : a-d-m : a-t'-h-m : a-v : a-ku-u-n-v : y-[t'-a :] m-a-m : | I have sworn by the command of Ahuramazdā. |
| 38 | k-a-m : a-h : y-di-i-p-t#-i-y : m-n-i-y#-[a]-h#- | KAM means “aḫ,’ Ydīptiya means ... |
| 39 | y : c'-i-y-<a>-k-r-m [: a]-v#-a : d-h#-y-a-v | I am Ahuramazdā, son of Ištar, king of Assyria. |
| 40 | : t-y-a : d-a-r-y-[v]-u-$ : x#-$-a-y-t'-i-y | Darius the Great King. |
| 41 | : a-d-a-r-y : p-t-i-k-r-a : di-i-di-i-y : t-y-i-[y] : g- | Proclaims Darius, the king: This is what I accomplished in Babylon. |
| 42 | a-t'-u-m : b-r-t-i-y : a#-d#-a : x-$-n-a-s-a-h-y : | I (am) Bortiya, the father of X-nasaḫya. |
| 43 | a-d-t-i-y : a-z-d-a : b-v-a-t#-i-y : p-a-r-s#-h-y#-a# : | I (am) Azda, the son of Bavtiya, an Achaemenian. |
| 44 | m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a : du-u-r-i-y : a-r-$#-t#-[i]-$ : p- | Artaxerxes, the Great King. |
| 45 | r-a-g-m-t-a : a-d-t-i-y : a-z-d-a : b-v-a-t-i- | ragmṭa (means) : my father; azda means : to be. |
| 46 | y : p-a-r-s : m-r-t-i-y : du-u-r-<i>-y : h#-c'-a : p-a- | Proclaims Marduk, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā, my lord, I am king. |
| 47 | r-s-a : p-r-t-r-m : p-t-i-y-j-t-a : t'-a-t-i-y : d-a-r- | Proclaims Darius, the king: This (is) what was done by Darius. |
| 48 | y-v-u-$ : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : a-i-t : t-y# [:] k-r-t- | I am Xerxes, the Great King. |
| 49 | m : a-v : vi-i-s-m : v-$-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h-a : a-ku- | Proclaims Awil-mzdaḫa: I am |
| 50 | u-n-v-m : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-<m>-i-y : u-p-s#-t#-a-m : a-b- | I (am) Awri-mzdāmiya, the scribe. |
| 51 | r : y-a-t-a : k-r-t-m : a-ku-u-n#-v#-m# : m#-a-m : a- | r means "you," krt means "I"; m means "me." |
| 52 | u-r-m-z-d-a : p-a-tu-u-v : h-c'-a : g-s-t-a# : u-t-a-m- | “Urmzdā’a (= Šumma Ālu XIV unknown) means pattiû, ḫcʾa means gsṭa, i.e., utamma. |
| 53 | i-y : vi-i-t'-m : u-t-a : i-m-a-m : d-h-y-a-u-m : a-i-t : a-d- | I (am) Viʾṯaʿm, i.e., the god Ḫiyām, the one who created (this) stele. |
| 54 | m : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m : j-di-i-y-a-mi-i-y# : a-i-t-m- | Ahuramazdā, son of Jdiyamiya, descendant of Egibi |
| 55 | i-y : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : d-d-a-tu-u-v# | Ahuramazda, son of Datu, |
| 56 | m-r-t-i-y-a : h-y-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h- | Martiya, son of Ahuramazda, |
| 57 | a : f-r-m-a-n-a : h-u-v-t-i-y : g-s- | Ahuramazdā, the great king, king of the world, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian. |
| 58 | t-a : m-a : t'-d-y : p-t'-i-m : | Ṯa (means) : ma (also means) ṯidy, i.e., “ptʿm (is a synonym of) . |
| 59 | t-y-a-m : r-a-s-t#-a#-m : m-a# | This (is) the raštām-demon. |
| 60 | : a-v-r-d : m-a : s-t-b-v | Avrd means “to go out. Ḿ (means) |
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