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CDLI Achaemenid DNb composite (P522221)
Official or display, Achaemenid, uncertain · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Achaemenid DNb composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P522221 |
| 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) |
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| surface a | ||
| 1 | b-g : v-z-r-k : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : h-y : a-d-d-a# : i- | Proclaims Awīr-mzda, the great king: |
| 2 | m : f-r#-$-m : t-y : v-i-n-t-i-[y] : h#-y : a-d-d-a : $-i- | Proclaims F.R.M., the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā, my lord, I built this wall. |
| 3 | y-a-t-i-m : m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a : h-y# : x-r#-t'#-u-m : u-t- | I (am) Martiya, the son of Xerxes, the great king. |
| 4 | a : a-ru-u-v-s-t-m : u-p-r-i-y : [d-a]-r#-y#-v-u-m : x-$-a- | I am Darius, the great King. |
| 5 | y-t'-i-y-m : n-i-y-s-y : t'-a-t-i-y : d-a#-r#-y-v#-u-$ : x-$-a-y- | I (am) Darius, the great king, king of kings. |
| 6 | t'-i-y : v-$-n-a : a-u-r-m-z-d-a#-h#-a : a-v-a#-k-r-m : a- | Proclaims Awīl-mzdaḫa, the king: |
| 7 | mi-i-y : t-y : r-a-s-t-m : d-u-[$-t]-a : a-mi-i-y : mi-i-t' : n- | “It is me, it is me! It is me’s! I am the goddess Uta, it's me! I have seen it! |
| 8 | [i]-y : d-u-$-t-a : a-mi-i-y : n-i#-[m-a] : k-a#-m : t-y : s-k-u-t'- | "I am the god Uta, my mother, and I am the king, I am king." |
| 9 | i-$ : tu-u-nu-u-v-t-h-y-a : r-a-di#-i#-y# : mi-i-t' : k-r-i-y-i-$ | I (means) “tunuvtḫiya, while rādî (also means) mìṯ, i.e., kriyi. |
| 10 | : n-i-m-a : a-v : k-a-m : t-y : tu-[u]-nu#-u-v-a : s-k-u-t'-i-$ : r- | “Nimâ is a synonym of k-a-m-, ty means "to give birth" and sk-ut'i- means r-. |
| 11 | a-di-i-y : mi-i-t' : k-r-i-y-i-$ : t-y : r#-a#-s-t-m : a-v : m-a-m : | “As long as he is alive, he will be a king, and the land will become a great land. |
| 12 | k-a-m : m-r-t-i-y#-m : d-r-u-j-n-m# :# n#-i#-y# : d-u-$-t-[a] : a-mi- | I am Marduk, son of Darius, an Achaemenian. |
| 13 | i-y : n-i-y : m#-n#-u-vi-i-$ : a-mi-[i-y : y-c']-i#-m-i-y : [p]-r-t-n- | I am N.N., the son of N.A., king of Assyria, son of Pattinu, an Achaemenian. |
| 14 | y-a : b-v-t-i-y : d-r-$-m : d-a-r#-y-a-mi-i-y : m#-n-h#-a : | I (am) Darius, the great king, king of kings. |
| 15 | u-v-i-p-[$]-i-y-h-y-a : d-r-$-[m :] x-$-y#-m#-n# : a-mi#-i-y : | Proclaims Darius, the king: This palace I built. |
| 16 | m-r-t-i-y : h-y : h-t-x-$-t-i-y [:] a-nu-u-di-i-m [: h]-k-r-t#- | mrtiya means ḫy and htx-tīya, i.e., "I am young." hkrt-means |
| 17 | h-y-a : a-v-t'-a-<<di-i-m>> : p-r-i-b-r-a-mi-i-y : h-y : [vi]- | “I have sought you out, I have sworn by you, and I swear by you. |
| 18 | i-n-a-t'-y-t-i-y : a-nu-u-di-i-m : vi-i-n-s-t-h-[y-a : a-v]-t'- | “I have been afraid of you, I have been terrified of you. |
| 19 | a : p-r-s-a-mi-i-y : n-i-m-a : k#-a#-m# : t-y : m-r-t#-i-y | Proclaims Persepolis, the great king: By the favor of Martiya |
| 20 | : vi-i-n-a-t'-y-i-$ : n-i-p-t-i-m-a : a-v : k-a-m : y-di-i- | “I opened my eyes to see the king, my lord, and to see his face. |
| 21 | y : vi-i-n-a-t'-y-i-$ : n-i-y : f-r-t'-i-y-i-$ : m-r#-t-i-y : | I (am) Vīnaṯiyi, son of Martiya, |
| 22 | t-y : p-r-i-y : m-r-t-i-y-m : t'-a-t-i-y : a-v : m-a-m : | “To me, my brother, my sister, I am well; to me, everything is well. |
| 23 | n-i-y : v-r-n-v-t-i-y : y-a-t-a : u-b-a-n-a-m : h-du-u- | I (am) Vrnvtiya, the king who created me. |
| 24 | g-a-m : a-x-$-n-u-v#-i-y : m-r-t-i-y : t-y : ku-u-n-u- | I (am) Xerxes, the Great King, King of Kings. |
| 25 | t-i-y : y-di-i-v-a : a-b-r-t-i-y : a-nu-u-v : t-u-m-n- | I (am) Yadiya, the son of Ahuramazdā, an Achaemenian. |
| 26 | i-$-i-y : <a-v-n-a :> x-$-nu-u-t : b#-v#-a-mi-i-y : u-t-a : m-a-m : v-s- | <I> (means) : I am a ..., i.e., a man. |
| 27 | i-y : k-a-m : u-t-a : u-[t'-du]-u-$ : a-mi-i-y : <u-t-a : v-s-i-y : d-d-a-mi-i-y : a-g-r-i-y-a-n-a-m : m-r-t-i-y-a-n-a-m :> a-v-a-k-r-m- | This (is) what I did, I did. |
| 28 | c#-<i>-m-i-y : u-$-i-y : u-[t]-a : f-r-m-a-n-a : y-t'-a-m-i- | c<I>mīy’ means “to be, u₁′, uta means frmana, i.e., Yṯaʿamî. |
| 29 | y : t-y : k-r-t-m : v-i-n-a#-h-y : [y]-di-i-v-a : a-x-$-n-v- | Proclaims Darius, the king: This palace I built. |
| 30 | a#-h#-y# : u-t-a : vi-i-t'-i-y-a : u-t-a : s-p-a-y#-t#- | Aḫiya (means) : uta means : vīṯi-iyya. : Uta = spa-yt-a |
| 31 | i-y#-a#-y-a : a-i-t-m-i-y : a-ru-u#-v-s-t-m : | I (am) Ahuramazdā, king of Assyria, son of Argištum, an Achaemenian. |
| 32 | u-p-r-i-y : m-n-$-c#-[a] : [u-$]-i-c'-a : i-m-<<:>>-p-t-i-m-i- | Proclaims N.N.A., the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā, my lord, I made it perfect. |
| 33 | y : a#-ru-u-v-s-t-m : t-y-m-i-y : t-nu-u-$ : t-a-v-y- | Proclaims Ahuramazdā: I am well; you can be glad. |
| 34 | t-[i]-y : h-m-r-n-k-r : a-[mi]-i-y : u-$-h-m-r-n-k-r : h-k-r- | I am Ḫmrn-kr, i.e., the son of Ishtar-Nabû, king of Assyria. |
| 35 | m-m#-i-y : u-$-i-y-a : g-a-[t']-v-a : h-i-$-t-t-i-y : y-c'-i-y : | Mmiya means “myself, gaṯvʾa = Ḫīttû = Ycʾiya. |
| 36 | v-[i]-n-a-mi-i-y : h-mi-i-c,-i-y-m : y-c'-i-y : n-i-y : v-i-n-a- | vin-ammīya means ḫmi-c’i-m, ycʿi means “to bère, vi-n-a- |
| 37 | mi-i#-y : u-t-a : u-$-i-b-i-y#-a : u-t-a : f-r-m-a-n-a-y-a | I (am) Uta, i.e., U-ibbiya, (and) I am Rumanaya. |
| 38 | : a-d-k-i-y : f-r-t-r : m#-n#-i-y-i-y : a-f-u-v-a-y-a : y- | Adad-kīya, F́r-ṯr, Mniya and Afuvaya. |
| 39 | di-i-y : v-i-n-a-mi-i-y : h#-mi#-i-c,-i-y-m : y-t'-a : y-di-i-y : | Proclaims Darius, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā I gained dominion over the land. |
| 40 | n-i-y : v-i-n-a-mi-i-y : y-a-u-m-i-n-i-$ : a-mi-i-y : u- | This (is) what I did. |
| 41 | t-a# : d-s-t-i-b-i-y-a : u-t-a# : p-a-d-i-b-i-y-a : a-s-b-a- | Ṭāb-šibbiya (is) : Uta (means) PADIBIYa. |
| 42 | r [:] u-v-a-s-b-a-r : a-mi-i-y : t'-nu-u-v-n-i-y : u-t'- | r means “to keep watch, ṯnūvniya, i.e., ʾUt'. |
| 43 | nu-u-v-n-i-y : a-mi-i-y : u-t-a : p-s-t-i-$ : u-t-a | “It is me, it is mēṭî, it means uta, it also means pšti-. |
| 44 | : a-s-b-a-r : a-r-$-t-i#-k : a-mi-i-y : u-v-a-r-$-t-i-k : | The word asbār means “to be merciful, i.e., the word uvaartīk. |
| 45 | u-t-a : p-s-t-i-$ : u-t-a : a-s-b-a-r : i#-m#-a : u-v-n-r-a | uṭa (means) : pšti-. U-ta means : asbar, i.e., uv-n-ra. |
| 46 | : t-y-a# : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : u-p-r-i#-y# : m#-a#-m : n#-i-y-s-y : u-t-a- | Proclaims Ahuramazda, the lord: I am the one who makes heaven tremble. |
| 47 | di-i-$ : a-t-a-v-y-m : b-r-t#-[n-i]-y : v-$-n-a : a-u-r#-m-z-d-a-h- | I (am) Brtniya, the son of Aurmzdaḫ. |
| 48 | a : t-y-m-i-y : k-r-t-m : i-m-i-b-i-$ : u-v-n-r-i#-b#-i#-$ : a-ku-u- | Proclaims Darius, the king: This is what I accomplished in Babylon. |
| 49 | n-v-m : t-y-a : m-a-m : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : u#-p#-r-i-y : n-i-y-s-y | Proclaims Awīl-mzdâ, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazda, my lord, I made it great. |
| 50 | m-r-i-k-a : d-r-$-m : a-z-d#-[a] : ku-u-$-u-v#-a# : [c'-i-y-a]-k-r-m | Proclaims Darius, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā I gained dominion. |
| 51 | : a#-h-y# : c'-i-y-a-k-r-m-<<m>>-t#-i-y# : u-v#-[n-r]-a# : [c']-i#-[y]-a#-k#-r- | I (am) C'iyakrim-tīya, the son of Uvnra. |
| 52 | m#-<<m>>-t#-i-y : p-r#-i-y-n-m : m#-a-t-i-y# : [a-v : v-h-$]-t#-m : | “Matiya, son of Pariyanm, is a son of Matiyanu, and he is an exorcist. |
| 53 | t'#-d-y : t-y-t-i-y : g-u-$-a-y-a# :# t'#-[h-y-a-t-i-y :] a#-v-$- | Ṯaʿdiya means “tytyya,’ guāya is a synonym of t'hyatya. |
| 54 | c'-i-y : a-x-$-nu-u-di-i-y : <t>-y : p#-[r-t-r : t'-h-y]-a#-t-i- | cʿy means “to ...,<ṯīý>; prtr means t'ḫyatî. |
| 55 | y : m#-[r-i]-k-a : m#-a#-t-i-y : a-v# [: n-i-b-m : t'-d-y : t-y] : [...] | Proclaims Merodach-Baladan, the king: By the favor of Ahuramazdā, he conquered the land. |
| 56 | [.] : ku-u#-[n]-v-a-t-i-y# : t-y# : [s-k-u-t'-i-$ : ku-u-n-v]-a#-t-i-y# | kunvtātiya |
| 57 | :# a#-v-$#-c#-i#-y : di-i-di#-i-y# :# m#-r#-i-k#-a# :# [......] : m-a : | Proclaims Rikka: .... |
| 58 | p#-[t]-i#-y#-a-t-y# :# a#-[.....] : m#-a#-[p]-t#-[i-y : $]-i#-y#-a#-t-i#-y#- | Pattiyatiya |
| 59 | a : a-y#-<a>-u#-m#-i-n-i-$# :# b#-v#-a#-h#-y# :# [.........]-di#-i#-y | Ayyāni-iddinâ means bv.aḫiya, i.e., ... |
| 60 | :# m#-a# :# r#-x-t'-tu-u#-v# : [.............]-i?#-y?# : | ditto Aplaya, the ...-ṯtvû priest, di[tto ...]iya |
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