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1 This character is certainly CTJT anc ^ not ""TTT1 The character C| is certain. L tablet or these sculptures, and shalt destroy them and shalt not preserve them so long as thy line enclureth, then may Auramazda slay thee, and may thy race come to nought, and whatsoever thou doest may Auramazda destroy! LXVIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: These are the men who were there when I slew Gaumata, the Magian, who was 77. yathiya yadiy im[a]m dipim imaiva patikara vainahy visanahadis ut- 78. ataiy yava tau[m]a ahati[y naijydis paribarahy Auramazdataiy jata b- 79. iya utataiy taum[a ma biya] uta tya kunavahy avataiy Auramazd- 80. a nika(n)tuv LXVIII thatiy Da[r]ayavaus khsayathiya imaiy martiya tyaiy 81. adakaiy avada [a]ha(n)ta yatha adam Gaumatam tyam Magum avajanam 