Behistun inscription under the foot of king Darius. This is the "Rosetta stone" of Old Persian. All three in cuneiform symbols. The symbols are separated by a |. 1. Old Persian i-ja-ma | ga-u-m(a)-a | ta | h(a)-ja | ma-gu-u-sch(a) | a-du-u-ru-u-dschi-i-ja | this Gaumaata the magician lied a-wa-tha-a | a-tha-ha | a-da-m(a) | ba-r(a)-di-i-ja | a-mi-i-j(a) | h(a)-ja | hence/thus he spoke: I Smerdis am the ku-u-ra-u-sch(a) | p(a)-u-sra | a-da-m(a) | k(a)-sch(a)-a-ja-th(a)-i-ja | a-mi-i-ja | Kyros' son I king am IN English: This Gaumata the magician lied. He said: I am Smerdis, the son of Kyros, I am the king. 2. Elamite hi | kam-ma-ad-da | ma-ku-isch | ti-tuk-ka | na-an-ri | u' | bir-ti-ja | TUR | this kamaada the magician lie spoke he: I(am) Smerdis the son of ku-rasch-na | u' | LUGAL-me | hu-ud-da-ma-ra | Kyros I the kingdom reign (TUR=unknown; LUGAL=sunkuk?) In English: This Kamada, the magician, lies. He said: I am Smerdis, the son of Kyros, I reign over the kingdom. 3. Babylonian a-ga-a | gu-ma-a-tum | LU | ma-gu-schu | scha | ip-ru-ssu | um-ma | a-ha-ku | this (is) gamaata people's magician of who lied thus I (am) bar-zi-jaa | TUR | ku-rasch | Smerdis the son (of) Kyros (LU=people; TUR=maar?) In English: This Gamata, the people's magician, lied like I am Smerdis the son of Kyros.