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Xerxes I 12 (Q007216)
Royal Inscription, Achaemenid, Persepolis · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE
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| Designation | Xerxes I 12 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q007216 |
| Language | Akkadian; Old Persian; Elamite |
| Period | Achaemenid · c. 539 BCE–330 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Persepolis |
| Coordinates | 29.9353, 52.8894 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| o | ||
| p1 | b-g v-z-r-k a-u-r-m-z-d-a h-y i-m-a-m b-u-mi-i-m | |
| p2 | a-d-a h-y a-v-m a-s-m-a-n-m a-d-a h-y | |
| p3 | m-r-t-i-y-m a-d-a h-y š-i-y-a-t-i-m a-d-a | |
| p4 | m-r-t-i-y-h-y-a h-y x-š-y-a-r-š-a-m x-š-a-y-θ-i-y-m | |
| p5 | a-ku-u-n-u-š a-i-v-m p-ru-u-n-a-m x-š-a-y-θ-i-y-m | |
| p6 | a-i-v-m p-ru-u-n-a-m f-r-m-a-t-a-r-m a-d-m | |
| p7 | x-š-y-a-r-š-a x-š-a-y-θ-i-y v-z-r-k x-š-a-y-θ-i-y | |
| p8 | x-š-a-y-θ-i-y-a-n-a-m x-š-a-y-θ-i-y d-h-y-u-n-a-m | |
| p9 | p-ru-u-v z-n-a-n-a-m x-š-a-y-θ-i-y a-h-y-a-y-a | |
| p10 | b-u-mi-i-y-a v-z-r-k-a-y-a du-u-r-i-y a-p-i-y | |
| p11 | d-a-r-y-v-h-u-š x-š-a-y-θ-i-y-h-y-a p-u-ç | |
| p12 | h-x-a-m-n-i-š-i-y p-a-r-s p-a-r-s-h-y-a p-u-ç | |
| p13 | a-r-i-y a-r-i-y-c-i-ç θ-a-t-i-y x-š-y-a-r-š-a | |
| p14 | x-š-a-y-θ-i-y v-š-n-a a-u-r-m-z-d-h-a i-m-a | |
| p15 | d-h-y-a-v t-y-i-š-a-m a-d-m x-š-a-y-θ-i-y a-h | |
| p16 | a-m a-p-t-r-m h-c-a p-a-r-s-a a-d-m-š-a-m | |
| p17 | p-t-i-y-x-š-y-i-y m-n-a b-a-ji-i-m a-b-r-h t-y-š-a-m | |
| p18 | h-c-a-m a-θ-h-i-y a-v a-ku-u-n-v d-a-t-m | |
| p19 | t-y m-n-a a-v-di-i-š a-d-a-r-y m-a-d | |
| p20 | u-j h-r-u-v-t-i-š a-r-mi-i-n z-r-k p-r-θ-v | |
| p21 | h-r-i-v b-a-x-t-r-i-š s-u-g-d u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š | |
| p22 | b-a-b-i-ru-u-š a-θ-u-r-a θ-t-gu-u-š s-p-r-d | |
| p23 | mu-u-d-r-a-y y-u-n-a t-y d-r-y-h-i-y-a d-a-r-y-t-i-y | |
| p24 | u-t-a t-y-i-y p-r-d-r-y d-a-r-y-t-i-y | |
| p25 | m-c-i-y-a a-r-b-a-y g-d-a-r h-i-du-u-š | |
| p26 | k-t-p-tu-u-k d-h-a s-k-a h-u-m-v-r-g-a s-k-a | |
| p27 | t-i-g-r-x-u-d-a s-ku-u-d-r a-k-u-f-c-i-y-a | |
| b.e. | ||
| p28 | p-u-t-a-y-a k-r-k-a ku-u-š-i-y-a θ-a-t-i-y x-š-y-a-r-š-a | |
| p29 | x-š-a-y-θ-i-y y-θ-a t-y a-d-m x-š-a-y-θ-i-y | |
| p30 | a-b-v-m a-s-t-i-y a-t-r a-i-t-a | |
| r | ||
| p31 | d-h-y-a-v t-y-i-y u-p-r-i-y n-i-p-i-š-t-a a-y-u-d | |
| p32 | p-s-a-v-m-i-y a-u-r-m-z-d-a u-p-s-t-a-m | |
| p33 | a-b-r v-š-n-a a-u-r-m-z-d-h-a a-v d-h-y-a-v-m | |
| p34 | a-d-m a-j-n-m u-t-š-i-m g-a-θ-v-a n-i-š-a-d-y-m | |
| p35 | u-t-a a-t-r a-i-t-a d-h-y-a-v a-h y-d-a-t-y | |
| p36 | p-ru-u-v-m d-i-v-a a-y-di-i-y p-s-a-v v-š-n-a | |
| p37 | a-u-r-m-z-d-h-a a-d-m a-v-m d-i-v-d-a-n-m | |
| p38 | vi-i-y-k-n-m u-t-a p-t-i-y-z-b-y-m d-i-v-a | |
| p39 | m-a y-di-i-y-i-š y-d-a-y-d-a p-ru-u-v-m d-i-v-a | |
| p40 | a-y-di-i-y a-v-d-a a-d-m a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m a-y-d-i-y | |
| p41 | a-r-t-a-c-a b-r-z-m-n-i-y u-t-a a-n-i-y-š-c-i-y | |
| p42 | a-h t-y du-u-š-k-r-t-m a-k-r-i-y a-v a-d-m | |
| p43 | n-i-b-m a-ku-u-n-v-m a-i-t t-y a-d-m a-ku-u-n-v-m | |
| p44 | vi-i-s-m v-š-n-a a-u-r-m-z-d-h-a a-ku-u-n-v-m | |
| p45 | a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m-i-y u-p-s-t-a-m a-b-r y-a-t-a | |
| p46 | k-r-t-m a-ku-u-n-v-m tu-u-v-m k-a h-y | |
| p47 | a-p-r-m y-di-i-y m-n-i-y-a-h-i-y š-i-y-a-t a-h-n-i-y | |
| p48 | ji-i-v u-t-a m-r-t a-r-t-a-v-a a-h-n-i-y | |
| p49 | a-v-n-a d-a-t-a p-r-i-di-i-y t-y a-u-r-m-z-d-a | |
| p50 | n-i-y-š-t-a-y a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m y-d-i-š-a a-r-t-a-c-a | |
| p51 | b-r-z-m-n-i-y m-r-t-i-y h-y a-v-n-a | |
| p52 | d-a-t-a p-r-i-y-i-t-i-y t-y a-u-r-m-z-d-a n-i-š-t-a-y | |
| p53 | u-t-a a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m y-d-t-i-y a-r-t-a-c-a | |
| p54 | b-r-z-m-n-i-y h-u-v u-t-a ji-i-v | |
| p55 | š-i-y-a-t b-v-t-i-y u-t-a m-r-t a-r-t-a-v-a | |
| p56 | b-v-t-i-y θ-a-t-i-y x-š-y-a-r-š-a x-š-a-y-θ-i-y | |
| p57 | m-a-m a-u-r-m-z-d-a p-a-tu-u-v h-c-a g-s-t-a | |
| t.e. | ||
| p58 | u-t-m-i-y vi-i-θ-m u-t-a i-m-a-m d-h-y-a-v-m | |
| p59 | a-i-t a-d-m a-u-r-m-z-d-a-m j-di-i-y-a-mi-i-y | |
| p60 | a-i-t-m-i-y a-u-r-m-z-d-a d-d-a-tu-u-v | |
| o | ||
| e1 | {d}na-ap-pi ir-ša₂-ir-ra {d}u-ra-mas-da ak-ka₄ {AŠ}mu-ru-un hi | |
| e2 | pe₃-iš-ta₂ ak-ka₄ {d}ki-ik hu-pe₃ pe₃-iš-ta₂ ak-ka₄ {DIŠ}LU₂.MEŠ-ir-ra | |
| e3 | ir pe₃-iš-ta₂ ak-ka₄ ši-ia-ti-iš pe₃-iš-ta₂ {DIŠ}LU₂.MEŠ-ir-ra-na ak | |
| e4 | ka₄ {DIŠ}ik-še-ir-ša₂ {DIŠ}EŠŠANA ir hu-ut-taš-ta₂ ki-ir ir-še-ik-ki-ip | |
| e5 | in-na {DIŠ}EŠŠANA ki-ir ir-še-ik-ki-ip-in-na pir₂-ra-ma-ta₂-ra-um {DIŠ}u₂ | |
| e6 | {DIŠ}ik-še-ir-ša₂ {DIŠ}EŠŠANA ir-ša₂-ir-ra {DIŠ}EŠŠANA {DIŠ}EŠŠANA-ip-in-na {DIŠ}EŠŠANA | |
| e7 | {AŠ}da-a-u₂-iš-pe₃-na par₂-ru-za-na-na-um {DIŠ}EŠŠANA {AŠ}mu-ru-un | |
| e8 | hi uk-ku az-za-ka₄ pir₂-ša₂-at-ti-ni-ka₄ {DIŠ}da-ri-ia-ma-u-iš {DIŠ}EŠŠANA | |
| e9 | {DIŠ}ša₂-ak {DIŠ}ha-ak-ka₄-man-nu-ši-ia {DIŠ}par₂-sir-ra {DIŠ}par₂-sir-ra | |
| e10 | {DIŠ}ša₂-ak-ri {DIŠ}har-ri-ia {DIŠ}har-ri-ia zi₂-iš-ša₂ na-an-ri {DIŠ}ik | |
| e11 | še-ir-ša₂ {DIŠ}EŠŠANA za-u-mi-in {d}u-ra-mas-da-na hi {AŠ}da-a-ia | |
| e12 | ma ak-ka₄-pe₃-na {DIŠ}u₂ {DIŠ}EŠŠANA ap-pi-ni-ki₂-ut me-ša₂-me-ra-ka₄ ha | |
| e13 | iz-za {AŠ}pa₂-ir-sa₁₅ {DIŠ}ki₂-ul-u₂-ip {DIŠ}u₂-ni-ni ba-zi₂-iš tin-ki₂ | |
| e14 | iš ak-ka₄-pe₃-na {DIŠ}u₂-ik-ki-mar ap ti-ri-ka₄ hu-pe₃ hu-ut-taš da | |
| e15 | at-ta₂-um ap-pa {DIŠ}u₂-ni-ni hu-pe₃-te mar-ri-iš {AŠ}ma-da {AŠ}hal-tam₆-tup | |
| e16 | {AŠ}har-ku-ti-iš {AŠ}har-mi-nu {AŠ}iz-ra-an-ka₄ {AŠ}par₂ | |
| e17 | tu-ma {AŠ}har-ri-ma {AŠ}ba-ak-ši {AŠ}šu-ig-da {AŠ}ma-ra-iz-ma | |
| e18 | {AŠ}ba-bi₃-li {AŠ}aš₂-šu-ra {AŠ}sa-da-ku {AŠ}is₂-par₂-da {AŠ}mu-iz | |
| e19 | ri-ia {AŠ}ia-u-na ak-ka₄-pe₃ AN.KAM.MEŠ-ma mar-ri-iš ku-ut-ta₂ | |
| e20 | ak-ka₄-pe₃ AN.KAM.MEŠ la-ak-ka₄ mar-ri-iš-ta₂ {AŠ}ma-zi₂-ia {AŠ}har | |
| e21 | ba-ia {AŠ}kan₂-da-ra {AŠ}hi-in-du-iš {AŠ}ka₄-ut-pa₂-tu₃-ka₄ {AŠ}da | |
| e22 | ha {AŠ}sa₁₅-ak-ka₄ u-mar-ka₄ {AŠ}sa₁₅-ak-ka₄ ti-ig-ra-ka₄-u-da {AŠ}is₂-ku-ud-ra | |
| e23 | {AŠ}ha-ku-pi-zi₂-ia {AŠ}pu-ut-ta₂-ia {AŠ}kur-ka₄ {AŠ}ku-ši-ia | |
| b.e. | ||
| e24 | na-an-ri {DIŠ}ik-še-ir-ša₂ {DIŠ}EŠŠANA sa-ap ap-pa {DIŠ}u₂ | |
| e25 | {DIŠ}EŠŠANA hu-ut-tu₃-ki₂-ut ŠA₃-ri hi ŠA₃-ma {AŠ}da-a-ia-ma ap-pa | |
| r | ||
| e26 | te-ip-pa₂ tal-li-ka₄ ha-a-ia-u-da pa₂-iš-ša₂-ma-me {d}u-ra-mas | |
| e27 | da pi-ik-ti {DIŠ}u₂ ta₂-iš za-u-mi-in {d}u-ra-mas-da-na hu-pe₃ | |
| e28 | {AŠ}da-a-ia-ma {DIŠ}u₂ ka₄-za ku-ut-ta₂ ka₄-te-ma ap-pi-in mur-ta₂ | |
| e29 | ku-ut-ta₂ hi ŠA₃-ma {AŠ}da-a-ia-ma ŠA₃-ri mu-ur ap-pu-ka₄ da-a | |
| e30 | ma ši-ip-pe₃ hu-ut-ta₂-iš-ta₂ me-ni za-u-mi-in {d}u-ra-mas-da | |
| e31 | na {DIŠ}u₂ hu-pe₃ da-a-ma-da-na-um sa-ri ku-ut-ta₂ ki-te-in-uk | |
| e32 | ku ap pi-ta₂ da-a-ma ši-ip-pe₃ a-nu hu-ut-ta₂-an mu-ur ap-pu | |
| e33 | ka₄ da-a-ma ši-ip-pe₃ hu-ut-tuk-ka₄ hu-pe₃-ma {DIŠ}u₂ {d}u-ra-mas | |
| e34 | da ši-ip-pe₃ hu-ut-ta₂ ir-ta₂-ha-zi₂ pir₂-ra-iz-man-nu-ia ku-ut-ta₂ | |
| e35 | ta₂-a-ki-ta₂ ŠA₃-ri ap-pa mi-iš-nu-ka₄ hu-ut-tuk-ka₄ hu-pe₃ {DIŠ}u₂ | |
| e36 | ši-iš-ni-na hu-ut-ta₂ hi ap-pa {DIŠ}u₂ hu-ut-ta₂-ra mar-ri | |
| e37 | ta₂ za-u-mi-in {d}u-ra-mas-da-na hu-ut-ta₂ {d}u-ra-mas-da | |
| e38 | pi-ik-ti {DIŠ}u₂ ta₂-iš ku-iš hu-ut-tuk-ka₄ hu-ut-ra {DIŠ}nu ak | |
| e39 | ka₄-ia maš-ša₂ an-ka₄ el-man-ta₂ ša₂-ta₂-ha-nu ka₄-tuk-ta₂ ku-ut-ta₂ | |
| e40 | hal-pe₃-in-ta₂ ir-ta₂-ma ni-in-ta₂ hu-pe₃ da-at-ta₂-ma iz-zi₂-iš ap | |
| e41 | pa {d}u-ra-mas-da še-ra-iš-ta₂ {d}u-ra-mas-da ši-ip-pe₃ hu | |
| e42 | ut-taš ir-ta₂-ha-zi₂ pir₂-ra-iz-man-nu-ia {DIŠ}LU₂.MEŠ-ir-ra sa-ap | |
| e43 | hu-pe₃-ma da-at-ta₂-ma iz-zi₂-ma-ak ap-pa {d}u-ra-mas-da še | |
| e44 | ra-iš-ta₂ ku-ut-ta₂ {d}u-ra-mas-da ši-ip-pe₃ hu-ut-ta₂-man-ra | |
| e45 | ir-ta₂-ha-zi₂ pir₂-ra-iz-man-nu-ia hu-pe₃ ku-ut-ta₂ ka₄-tuk-ra ša₂ | |
| e46 | ut-ta₂ ni-ma-ak ku-ut-ta₂ hal-pi-ik-ra ir-ta₂-ma ni-ma-ak na | |
| e47 | an-ri {DIŠ}ik-še-ir-ša₂ {DIŠ}EŠŠANA {DIŠ}u₂ {d}u-ra-mas-da un nu-iš | |
| e48 | ki₂-iš-ni ap-pa mi-iš-nu-ka₄ ik-ki-mar ku-ut-ta₂ {AŠ}ul-hi.MEŠ | |
| t.e. | ||
| e49 | ku-ut-ta₂ hi {AŠ}da-a-ia-u₂-iš hu-pe₃ {DIŠ}u₂ {d}u-ra-mas-da | |
| e50 | in su-ta₂-ma-an hu-pe₃-ta₂ {d}u-ra-mas-da hu du-nu-iš-ni | |
| o | ||
| a1 | DINGIR GAL-u₂ {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ ša₂ qaq-qa-ru a-ga-ʾ | The great god is Ahuramazda, the one of the earth. |
| a2 | id-din-nu ša₂ AN-e an-nu-u₂-tu id-din-nu ša₂ a-me-lu-u₂-tu₂ | They gave me this heaven, they gave me humanity. |
| a3 | id-din-nu ša₂ dum-qi₂ a-na {LU₂}UN.MEŠ id-din-nu ša₂ a-na | he gave. The person who good fortune to the people gave, the one who to |
| a4 | {m}hi-ši-ʾ-ar-ši LUGAL ib-nu-u₂ iš-ten₂ a-na LUGAL.MEŠ ma-du-u₂-tu | king Ḫiši-alšû. He gave many kings. |
| a5 | iš-ten₂ mu-te-ʾ-e-mu ma-du-u₂-tu a-na-ku {m}hi-ši-ʾ-ar-ši | I (am) the one who knows everything. |
| a6 | LUGAL GAL-u₂ LUGAL LUGAL.MEŠ LUGAL KUR.KUR.MEŠ ša₂ nap-ha-ar li-ša₂-nu.MEŠ LUGAL | The great king, king of kings, [king of the lands] of all lands, |
| a7 | qaq-qa-ru a-ga-a-ta GAL-ti ru-uq-qu-ti DUMU {m}da-a-ri-ia-a-muš | This great ground is a distant place, son of Darius |
| a8 | LUGAL {m}a-ha-ma-an-ni-iš-ši-ʾ {LU₂}pa-ar-sa-a-a DUMU | king Aḫamaniššal, the Parsean, son |
| a9 | {LU₂}pa-ar-sa-a-a ar-ri-i ar-ri-i ši-tir {m}hi-ši-ʾ-ar-ši LUGAL | The Parsean(s) were enraged, they were angry, the king was furious. |
| a10 | i-qab-bi ina GIŠ.MI ša₂ {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ KUR.KUR.MEŠ | He says: under the protection of Ahuramazda, the lands |
| a11 | an-ni-e-ti ša₂ a-na-ku LUGAL-šu₂-nu e-lat KUR pa-ar-su a-na-ku | This is what I am, their king, above the enemy land. |
| a12 | ina muh-hi-šu₂-nu ša₂-al-aṭ-ak man-da-at-šu₂-nu a-na-ku i-na-šu-un-nu | I am the one who is responsible for their debts, and I shall bear them. |
| a13 | ša₂ ul-tu pa-ni-ia iq-qa-ba-aš₂-ši-nu-tu ša₂-a-aš₂ ip-pu-šu-u₂ | Whoever from my presence speaks to them, that one will do. |
| a14 | da-a-ta at-tu-u₂-a ša₂-a-aš₂ ku-ul-lu-u₂ {KUR}ma-da-a-a | You are a judge; you are the enemy. |
| a15 | {KUR}NIM.MA.KI {KUR}ar-ra-hu-ut {KUR}ur-aš₂-ṭu {KUR}za-ra-an-ga | Elam, Arrapḫut, Uraštu, Zaraga |
| a16 | {KUR}pa-ar-tu-u₂ {KUR}ar-ri-e-me {KUR}ba-a-ha-ta-ar {KUR}su-gu-du | The lands Partû, Arreme, Bahatar, and Sugudu |
| a17 | {KUR}hu-ma-ʾ-ra-za-am {KUR}DIN.TIR.KI KUR aš-šur {KUR}sa-at-a-gu-uš | the land Ḫuma-alrazam, the land of Nintir, (and) the land Satagûšu |
| a18 | {KUR}sa-pa-ar-da {KUR}mi-ṣir {KUR}ia-a-man-na ša₂ ina {ID₂}mar-rat aš₂-bu-u₂ | the land Saparda, the land Misbir, and the land Yamana which are on the Marrat River |
| a19 | u ša₂ a-hu-ul-lu-u₂ ša₂ {ID₂}mar-rat aš₂-bu-u₂ {KUR}ma-ak | and the one of Aḫulû, the one who the Marrat River, who the land Mak |
| a20 | {KUR}ar-ba-a-a {KUR}gan-da-ar {KUR}in-du-u₂ {KUR}ka-at-pa-tuk | the Arabs, the Gandār, the Indû, the Katpatuk, |
| a21 | {KUR}da-a-an KUR gi-mi-ir u₂-mar-ga KUR gi-mi-ir ti-gir₂-hu-u₂-du | the land Dān, the reed-bed of the desert, the land of Tigirḫudu |
| a22 | {KUR}is-ku-du-ru {KUR}a-ku-pi-i-iš {KUR}pu-u₂-ṭu {KUR}ba-an-ni-e-šu₂ | Iškudurru, Akupis, Putbu, and his land |
| a23 | {KUR}ku-u₂-šu {m}hi-ši-ʾ-ar-ši LUGAL i-qab-bi ul-tu muh-hi ša₂ | The king will say: “Ḫiši-allarshi from that |
| b.e. | ||
| a24 | a-na-ku a-na LUGAL a-tu-ru i-ba-aš₂ i-na KUR.KUR.MEŠ | I have returned to the king; there are no lands |
| a25 | an-ni-e-ti ša₂ IGI-u₂ ina pa-ni ša₂-ṭar A.AN u ik-ki-ru-u₂ | This is what is seen in the face of a rainbow: rain and flood. |
| r | ||
| a26 | ar₂-ki {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ i-se-da-an-ni ina GIŠ.MI ša₂ | After Ahuramazda sent me, under the protection of |
| a27 | {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ KUR.KUR.MEŠ ši-in a-na-ku a-du-uk | Ahuramazda, I conquered all the lands. |
| a28 | u ina qaq-qa-ru-šu₂-nu ul-te-ši-ib-šu₂-nu-tu u ina KUR.KUR.MEŠ an-ni-e-ti | and in their midst I have sent them, and in these lands |
| a29 | i-ba-aš₂ a-šar IGI-u₂ a-na lem-nu.MEŠ i-sin-nu ip-pu-šu-u₂ ar₂-ki | There will be an evil ašarēdu-demon, they will perform it against evil. |
| a30 | ina GIŠ.MI ša₂ {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ a-na-ku E₂ lem-nu.MEŠ | I am under the protection of Aḫurumazdāl. |
| a31 | an-nu-tu at-ta-pa-al u ap-te-qir um-ma i-sin-nu a-na lem-nu.MEŠ | I looked at this and he said: "Isinnu is for evil. |
| a32 | la te-ep-pu-ša₂-ʾ a-šar IGI-u₂ i-sin-nu a-na lem-nu.MEŠ ep₂-šu | (Sum) Do not do evil to me! (Akk) The one who sees evil, do not do it! |
| a33 | ina li-ib-bi a-na-ku a-na {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ i-sin-nu | In my heart I pray to Ahuramazdāl. |
| a34 | e-te-pu-uš ar-ta-ša₂-ʾ bi-ra-za-am-man-ni-i u ša₂-nu-u₂ i-ba-aš₂ | He has performed extispicy against me, and there is another one. |
| a35 | ša₂ bi-i-ši ep₂-šu ul-lu-u₂ a-na-ku bab-ba-nu-u₂ e-te-pu-uš | (Sum) I am the one who makes the heart tremble (Akk) The heart of the man is made perfect, I am pure, I have made it perfect |
| a36 | a-ga-ʾ ša₂ a-na-ku e-pu-uš gab-bi ina GIŠ.MI ša₂ {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ | This is what I did. All of it under the protection of Ahuramazdā |
| a37 | e-te-pu-uš {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ i-se-da-an-ni a-di-i muh-hi | Aḫurumazdāl has performed against me, until |
| a38 | ša₂ ga-a-mar e-pu-uš at-ta man-nu ša₂ ina ar₂-ki-i ki-i ta-qa-bu-u₂ | Who is it that you say afterward? |
| a39 | um-ma dum-qi₂ ina ba-la-ṭu-ia lu-mu-ur u ina mi-it-u₂-ti-ia | Thus (says) the lord: May I see goodness in my life and in my death! |
| a40 | a-na ar-ta-a-ma lu-u₂-tu-ru ina da-a-ta an-na-ʾ si-i-gi | "Let me return to my place!" — in Aya, this is a sīgi prayer. |
| a41 | ša₂ {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ i-mi-li-i-ki a-na {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ | Whom Ahuramazdā entrusted to Ahuru-mazdal |
| a42 | i-sin-nu e-pu-uš ar-ta-ša₂-ʾ bi-ra-za-am-man-ni-i a-me-lu | “I made isinnu, I made a reed bundle for you, the man |
| a43 | ša₂ ina da-a-ta an-na-ʾ i-se-gu-u₂ ša₂ {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ | Whoever in the future, at any time, violates (this contract), who Ahuru-mazāl |
| a44 | i-mi-li-i-ki u i-sin-nu a-na {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ | Imilīku and Isinnu to Ahuramazdāl |
| a45 | ip-pu-uš ar-ta-ša₂-ʾ bi-ra-za-am-man-ni-i ul-lu-u₂ dum-qi₂ | (Sum) She performs extispicy (Akk) The one who performs it (var.) It is pleasing to me |
| a46 | ina ba-la-ṭu-šu₂ i-ma-ar u mi-i-ti a-na ar-ta-a-ma i-ta-ar | in his life he will see, and my sin will return to me. |
| a47 | {m}hi-ši-ʾ-ar-ši LUGAL i-qab-bi a-na-ku {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ | The king says: I am Ahuramazdāl. |
| a48 | li-iṣ-ṣur-an-ni la-pa-ni-im-ma bi-i-ši E₂.HI.A u KUR.KUR.MEŠ | May he remove me from the house and the lands. |
| a49 | an-ni-e-ti a-ga-ʾ a-na-ku a-na {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ | This (is) what I did to Ahuramazda. |
| a50 | e-ri-iš an-na-ʾ {d}a-hu-ru-ma-az-da-ʾ li-i-din-nu | May Ahuramazdā give me this eriš prayer. |
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