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CDLI Achaemenid XPa composite (P522250)
Official or display, Achaemenid, Pārśa · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | CDLI Achaemenid XPa composite |
|---|---|
| ID | P522250 |
| Museum no. | |
| Language | Akkadian; Elamite; persian |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Pārśa (mod. Persepolis) |
| Coordinates | 29.9343, 52.8925 |
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-m : b-u-mi-i-m : a- | Proclaims Ahuramazdā, the great king: |
| 2 | d-a : h-y : a-v-m : a-s-m-a-n-m : a-d-a : h-y : m-r-t-i-y-m : | I (am) Ašmanmu, the father who was also king. |
| 3 | a-d-a : h-y : $-i-y-a-t-i-m : a-d-a : m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a : h-y | I (am) Artaxerxes, the Great King, King of Kings. |
| 4 | : x-$-y-a-r-$-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-m : a-ku-u-n-u-$ : a-i-v-m : | Xerxes, the Great King, King of Kings, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian. |
| 5 | p-ru-u-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-m : a-i-v-m : p-ru-u-n-a-m : f-r-m- | Proclaims Xerxes, the Great King: This (is) the Proclaimer. |
| 6 | a-t-a-r-m : a-d-m : x-$-y-a-r-$-a : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : v-z-r-k : | I (am) Xerxes, the Great King. |
| 7 | x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-a-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : d-h-y- | Xerxes, the Great King, King of Kings, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian. |
| 8 | u-n-a-m : p-ru-u-v-z-n-a-n-a-m : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : a-h-y-a-y- | Proclaims Pr[uvz]nām, son of X-ayṯiya, |
| 9 | a : b-u-mi-i-y-a : v-z-r-k-a-y-a : du-u-r-i-y : a-p-i-y : d-a- | I (am) Darius, the Great King, King of Kings, King on this earth, son of Hystaspes, an Achaemenian. |
| 10 | r-y-v-h-u-$ : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y-h-y-a : p-u-c, : h-<<a>>-x-a-m-n-i-$- | ryvḫû (means) : x-ayṯi-yāḫiya. : P<...>-ammani- |
| 11 | i-y : t'-a-t-i-y : x-$-y-a-r-$-a : x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : v-$-n-a : | I (am) Xerxes, the Great King, King of Kings, King on this earth. |
| 12 | a-u-r-m-z-d-a-h-a : i-m-m : du-u-v-r-t'-i-m : vi-i-s-d-h-y-u-m | Ār-mzdaḫa (means) : he (is) Duvrtʿm, i.e., Isdhyu. |
| 13 | : a-d-m : a-ku-u-n-v-m : v-s-i-y : a-n-i-y-$-c'-i-y : n-i-b-m | I (am) Aniy-cʿiya, the nibm-official. |
| 14 | : k-r-t-m : a-n-a : p-a-r-s-a : t-y : a-d-m : a-ku-u-n-v-m : | Proclaims Anu, the great lord: I am the one who provides for Akūnum. |
| 15 | u-t-m-i-y : t-y : p-i-t-a : a-ku-u-n-u-$ : t-y-p-t-i-y : k- | I (am) Ṯābiya, the king's son, an Achaemenian. |
| 16 | r-t-m : v-i-n-t-i-y : n-i-b-m : a-v : vi-i-s-m : v-$-n-a : a- | Proclaims Nibm, son of Vīšm, king of Assyria: |
| 17 | u-r-m-z-d-a-h-a : a-ku-u-m-a : t'-a-t-i-y : x-$-y-a-r-$-a : | I (am) Urmzdaḫa, i.e., the son of Xerxes, king of Assyria. |
| 18 | x-$-a-y-t'-i-y : m-a-m : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : p-a-tu-u-v : u-t-m-i- | X-ay-ṯiya (means) : Ār-mzda-a means : ptû-stem. : Utmi- |
| 19 | y : x-$-c,-m : u-t-a : t-y : m-n-a : k-r-t-m : u-t-a : t-y-m-i- | ... (means) : ...; ty (also means) mn’a; krṯm (also) means “to eat. |
| 20 | y : p-i-c, : k-r-t-m : a-v-$-c'-i-y : a-u-r-m-z-d-a : p-a-tu-u-v | Proclaims Ahuramazdā, the king: I am well; you can be glad. |
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