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1 There is room for eight or nine characters in the gap. 1 There is room for six or seven characters in the gap. 3 There is room for fourteen or fifteen characters in the gap. 4 There is no *~]fl following T ^-; abiy daraya is the phrase used in 1. 10 of the longest inscription of Darius at the Suez Canal. M [afraid], and Auramazda delivered them into my hand. . . By the grace of Auramazda I did unto them [according to my will]. LXXIII. (Thus) saith Darius, the king: He who [respecteth] Auramazda will be ........ so long [as his line en]dureth, and [his] life [will be long]. LXXIV. [(Thus) saith] Darius, the king: [With the army (?)] I went to Scythia; against Scythia [I marched. . . .] the Tigris ....[....] unto the sea [ .....] I crossed 17. urama[zdaha yatha] ma[m kama avaJthadiS akunavam 18. LXXIII. th[atiy I)araya]vaus [khsayathjiya hya Auramazda- 19. -m ya[ .....] ya[va tauma a]hatiy uta jivah- 20. ya[dra(n)ga ....]ya[ ... LXXIV. thati]y Darayavaus khs21. aya[thiya hada kar]a Sa[kam adam a5]iyavam abiy Sak- 22. am[ .....]i [ .....]m Tigram barata- 23. ya [ . . . .]iya abiy daraya a