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1 The sign is |^ not ""fyj ; see also 11. 39, 44 and 48. Thus the form Armaniya does not occur in Old Persian. A natural break occurs in the rock on each side of the sign ^|. 3 The division-wedge is written at the end of 1. 35. OP, the rock.  Auramazda brought me help; by the grace of Auramazda did my army utterly overthrow that rebel host. On the eighth clay of the month Thuravâhara the battle was fought by them.
 * The numeral is restored from the Susian version. The wedges ^.l, are visible

§ XXVII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: The rebels assembled for the second time, and they advanced against Dâdarshish to

34. rm(i)niyaiy avada hamaranam akunava Au[rama]zdamaiy u pasta m a- 35. bara vana Auramazdaha kara hya mana ava[m k]aram tyam hamitriyam 36. aja vasiy Thuravaharahya mah[ya] vi[n raucabi]S thakata aha avath- 37. asam hamaranam kartam XXVII. thatiy l)a[raya]vau[s khsa]ya[thjiya patiy duv- 38. itiyam hamitriya hagamata parait[a pajtis [Dadajrsim hamaranam carta- 