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a region, Dnban(?)a by name — from there he rose up; thus he lied; I am 
Nabukudracara, the son of Nabunita; afterwards the Babylonian state 
became estranged from me (and) went over to that Arakha; he seized 
Babylon; he became king in Babylon. 
14. Says Darius the king afterwards I sent forth my army to Babylon; 
Vi(n)dafra by name, a Mede, my subject, him I made chief; thus I said to 
them; go, smite that army in Babylon which does not call itself mine; 
afterwards Vi(n)dafra with an army went to Babylon; Auramazda bore 
me aid; by the grace of Auramazda, Vi(n)dafra seized Babylon.. 
on the 2d day of the month.then it was thus.. 
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IV. 
1. Says Darius the king this (is) what was done by me in Babylon. 
2. Says Darius the king this (is) what I did; by the grace of Auram¬ 
azda it was (done) wholly in (my) way;* after that the kings became re¬ 
bellious I engaged in XIX battles; by the grace of Auramazda I smote 
them and I seized IX kings; there was one, Gaumataby name, a Magian; 
he lied; thus he said; I am Bardiya the son of Cyrus; he made Persia re¬ 
bellious; there (was) one, Atrina byname, inUvaja; he lied; thus he said; 
I am king in Uvaja; he made Uvaja rebellious to me; there (was) one, 
Naditabira by name, a Babylonian; he lied; thus he said; I am Nabuku¬ 
dracara the son of Nabunita; he made Babylon rebellious; there (was) 
one, Martiya by name, a Persian; he lied; thus he said; I am Imanis 
king in Uvaja; he made Uvaja rebellious; there (was) one Pravartis by 
name, a Mede; he lied; thus he said; I am Khshathrita of the family of 
Uvakhshatara; he made Media rebellious; there (was) one, Citra(n)takhma 
by name, in Sagartia; he lied; thus he said; I am king in Sagartia, of the 
family of Uvakhshatara; he made Sagartia rebellious: there (was) one, 
Frada by name, a Margianian; he lied; thus he said; I am king in Margus; 
he made Margus rebellious; there (was) one, Vahyazdata by name, a Per¬ 
sian; he lied; thus he said; I am Bardiya the son of Cyrus; he made Per¬ 
sia rebellious; there (was) one, Arakha by name, an Armenian; he lied; 
thus he said; I am Nabukudracara the son of Nabunita; he made Baby¬ 
lon rebellious. 
* hamahyaya tharda is of doubtful interpretation. Rawl. suggested “the performance of 
the whole Oppert “ dans toute ma vie; dans toute l’annie, toujours Spiegel “ in aller 
Weiser 11 Many idle attempts have been made to connect tharda with the Sanskrit qarad, 
autumn used in the Veda metaphorically for year , but they are unsatisfactory. I feel 
that we have nothing which can give us light on this phrase. 
