& by Joseph H. Peterson
Column 4, lines 50-59
CORPUS of OLD PERSIAN TEXTS
on March 5, 2009
Image of lines 50-58- uruxtam \ maniyâtaiy \ [59] thâtiy \ Dârayavauš \ xšâyathiya \ tyaiy
- \ paruvâ \ xšâyathiyâ \ yâtâ \ âha \ avaišâm \ avâ \ naiy \ astiy \ kar
- tam \ yathâ \ manâ \ vašnâ \ Auramazdâha \ hamahyâyâ \ tharda \ kartam \ [60] thâ
- tiy \ Dârayavauš \ xšâyathiya \ nûram \ thuvâm \ varnavatâm \ tya \ man
- â \ kartam \ avathâ \ kârahyâ \ râdiy \ mâ \ apagaudaya \ yadiy \ imâm \
- hadugâm \ naiy \ apagaudayâhy \ kârahyâ \ thâhy \ Auramazdâ \ thuvâm \
- dauštâ \ biya \ utâtaiy \ taumâ \ vasiy \ biyâ \ utâ \ dargam \ jîvâ
- \ [61] thâtiy \ Dârayavauš \ xšâyathiya \ yadiy \ imâm hadugâm \ apagaudayâ
- hy \ naiy \ thâhy \ kârahyâ \ Auramazdâtay \ jatâ \ biyâ \ utâtaiy \ taum
- â \ mâ \ biyâ \ [62] thâtiy \ Dârayavauš \ xšâyathiya \ ima \ tya \ adam \ akunavam \
[59] King Darius says: Those who were the former kings, as long as they lived, by them was not done thus as by the favor of Ahuramazda was done by me in one and the same year.
[60] King Darius says: Now let what has been done by me convince you. For the sake of the people, do not conceal it. If you do not conceal this edict but you publish it to the world, then may Ahuramazda be your friend, may your family be numerous, and may you live long.
[61] King Darius says: If you conceal this edict and do not publish it to the world, may Ahuramazda slay you and may your house cease.
59. (4.50-2.) Darius the King says: Those who were the former kings, as long as they lived, by them was not done thus as by the favor of Ahuramazda was done by me in one and the same year.
60. (4.52-6.) Darius the King says: Now let that which has been done by me convince you; thus to the people impart, do not conceal it; if this record you shall not conceal, (but) tell it to the people, may Ahuramazda be a friend to you, and may family be to you in abundance, and may you live long!
61. (4.57-9.) Darius the King says: If this record you shall conceal, (and) not tell it to the people, may Ahuramazda be a smiter to you, and may family not be to you!
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