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1 The reading ^" is certain. For ^"yy" poss. read ^ "yy, which would give the reading maska dava. 1 The reading of the signs ^ ^"yy" ^(~ at the end of the line is certain ; we must therefore read tisabarim and not dasabarim. The Susian distinctly mentions ' camels ' and ' horses ' in this passage. The Sanskrit ustra means ' camel,' and the Old Persian root bar in the compound of asabari, 'horse-rider,' means 'to ride'; but it is doubtful whether any comparison can be made, unless the engraver has omitted the sign ^- by mistake from the end of 1. 86. 3 Asam is from asa, 'a horse' (which occurs only in the word asabari, 'rider'). 4 This reading is probable from the traces on the rock. Franayam is a compound of fra, 'forward,' and the root ni, 'to lead.' 5 Or Mfyy. 6 The reading a~rada avam karam is certain. 

there they were posted, and they also had ships. Then I divided (?) the army. . . .; some I made riders of camels (?), for the rest I led forward horses. Auramazda brought me help; by the grace of Auramazda we crossed

85. kara hya Naditabirahya Tigram adaraya avada aitata uta 86. abis naviya aha pasava adam karam maskauva avakanam aniyam usa- 87. barim akunavam aniyahya asam franayam Aura[maz]damaiy upas[t]am 88. abara vasna Auramazdaha Tigram viyatarayama [a]vada avam karam 