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COLUMN V

1 Traces of this character are visible. 2 The traces of this character appear to be those of yyy. 8 It is probable that iya is a parallel form to yarn, the nom fern. sing, of the demonstrative pronoun. This would be certain if the reading of the division wedge before *yy" were clear upon the rock. have I written. This inscription [] and [] me hereafter [] the inscription [] in the provinces [] us altogether. COLUMN V. LXXI. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: This is what I did [ . . .] and [ . . .] manner, [after I became] king. The province 90. [a]ya[m] [ . . . .]akhar[ niyapjisam iya dipi[ . .]nam athahavaja [ . . .]is[ . . y]ada 91. []m uta [ ....]i[ ..]i[ ...]a[ . .]taiy [ . . . .]ya [ . .]i[. .]iya ma[ni] pasava ima d- 92. ipi[ . . .]ima [ . . Javata] a(n)tar dah>a[va . .]ara hama amakhamata COL. V., 1. LXXI that[iy D]arayava[us khjsayathiya 
 * The traces of the sign are those of ""fyf or tflf5 Only one character is wanting; the traces suggest 2i=. One character is wanting. 7 There are traces here of six or seven characters. j There is space on the rock for four characters at the end of the line; but probably nothing is wanting.