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1 The sign is ""TE> not T^"- Thus the form Mdrgaya, for an inhabitant of Margiana, does not exist in Old Persian. The plur. instr. Margavaibish is derived from the regular form Margava, which occurs in Col. III., 1. 12, and Col. IV., I. 24.! The sign is .]], not tTfT- ' Fhe numeral is written ffl, not ^fj. which doth not acknowledge me." Then Dadarshish went forth with the army, and gave battle to the Margians. Auramazda brought me help; by the grace of Auramazda my army utterly overthrew that rebel host. On the twenty-third day of the month Atriyadiya was the battle fought by them. 15. m karam jadiy hya niana naiy gaubataiy pasava Dadarsis hada k- 16. ara asiyava hamaranam akunaus 1 hada Margvaibis Auramazd- 17. amaiy upastam abara vasna Auramazdaha kara hya niana avam karam 18. tyam hamitriyam aja vasiy Atriyadiyahya mahya xxm raucabi- 19. thakata aha avathasam hamaranam kartam XXXIX. thatiy Darayavau