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  1. Ardumaniš \ nâma \ Vahaukahyâ \ puça \ Pârsa \  [69]  thâtiy \ Dârayavauš \ xšâyath
  2. iya \ tuvam \ kâ \ xšâyathiya \ hya \ aparam \ âhy \ tyâm \ imaišâm \ martiyânâ
  3. m \ taumâm \ uba[r]tâm \ paribarâ \  [70]  thâtiy \ Dârayavauš \ xšâyathiya \ vašnâ \ Au
  4. ramazdâha \ i[ya]m \ dipîmaiy \ ty[âm] \ adam \ akunavam \ patišam \ ariyâ \ âha \ utâ \ pavast
  5. âyâ \ utâ \ carmâ \ grathitâ \ âha \ patišamaiy \ patikaram \ akunavam \  patišam \ uvadâ
  6. m \ akunavam \ utâ \ niyapithiya \ utâ \ patiyafrasiya \ paišiyâ \ mâm \ pasâva \ i[mâ]m \ d
  7. ipim \ adam \ frâstâyam \ vispadâ \ atar \ dahyâva \ kâra \ hamâtaxšatâ

[69]  King Darius says:  You who may be king hereafter, protect the family of these men.

[70]  King Darius says:  By the grace of Ahuramazda this is the inscription which I have made.  Besides, it was in Aryan script, and it was composed on clay tablets and on parchment.  Besides, a sculptured figure of myself I made.  Besides, I made my lineage.  And it was inscribed and was read off before me.  Afterwards, this inscription I sent off everywhere among the provinces.  The people unitedly worked upon it.

69. (4.86-8.)  Darius the King says:  You who shall be king hereafter, protect well the family of these men.

70. (4.88-92.)  Darius the King says:  By the favor of Ahuramazda this is the inscription which I made.  Besides, it was in Aryan, and on clay tablets and on parchment it was composed.  Besides, a sculptured figure of myself I made.  Besides, I made my lineage.  And it was inscribed and was read off before me.  Afterwards, this inscription I sent off everywhere among the provinces.  The people unitedly worked upon it.

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