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that Naditabira; Babylon became rebellions; the kingdom in Babylon 
-he seized. 
17. Says Darius the king afterwards I sent forth (my army) to Uvaja; 
this Atrina was led to me bound; I slew him. 
18. Says Darius the king afterwards I went to Babylon against that 
Naditabira who called himself Nabukudracara; the army of Naditabira 
held the Tigris; there he halted and was on shipboard; afterwards I de¬ 
stroyed the army.one (army) I made submissive, of the other 
..I led; Auramazda bore me aid; by the grace of Auramazda we 
crossed the Tigris; here the army of Naditabira I slew utterly; on the 
:27th day of the month Atriyadiya then it was we thus engaged in battle. 
19. Says Darius the king afterwards I went to Babylon; when to 
Babylon.; there (is) a town Zazana 
by name along the Euphrates; there this Naditabira who called himself 
Nabukudracara went with his army against me to engage in battle; 
afterwards we engaged in battle; Auramazda bore me aid; by the "grace 
of Auramazda the army of Naditabira I slew utterly. 
..the water bore it away; on the 2nd day of the month Ana- 
maka then it was we thus engaged in battle. 
ii. 
1. Says Darius the king afterwards Naditabira with (his) faithful ? 
horsemen went to Babylon; afterwards I went to Babylon; by the grace 
of Auramazda I both seized Babylon and seized that Naditabira; after¬ 
wards I slew that Naditabira at Babylon. 
2. Says Darius the king while I was in Babylon these (are) the prov¬ 
inces which became estranged from me, Persia, Uvaja, Media, Assyria, 
Armenia, Parthia, Magus, Thatagus, Saka. 
3. Says Darius the king there (was) one man Martiya by name, the 
•son of Cicikhris — there (is) a town in Persia Kuganaka by name — here 
he halted; he rose up in Uvaja; thus he said to the state; I am Imanis 
Mng in Uvaja. 
4. Says Darius the king then I was near by Uvaja; afterwards from 
me.the people of Uvaja seized that Martiya who was chief 
of them and slew him. 
5. Says Darius the king one man Fravartis by name, a Mede, he rose 
up in Media; thus he said to the state; I am Khshathrita of the family 
of Uvakhshatara; afterwards the Median state which was in clans be¬ 
came estranged from me (and) went over to that Fravartis; he became 
Mng in Media. 
6. Says Darius the king the Persian and Median army, which was by 
Mm, it was faithful ? (lit. a faithful (?) thing); afterwards I sent forth an 
