Rabatak inscription

[….]νο βωγο στοργο κανηþκε κοþανο ραþτογο λαδειγo χοαζαοαργο βαγ[η]-

[….]no bōgo storgo kanēške košan raštog lādeigo xoazaoargo bag[ē]-

. . . of the great salvation, Kanishka the Kushan, the righteous, the just, the autocrat, the god

ζνογο κιδι ασo νανα oδo ασo oισπoανo µι βαγανo ι þαoδανo αβoρδo κιδι ιωγo χþoνo

znogo kidi aso Nana odo aso oispoan mi bagano i šaodano abordo kidi iōg xšono

worthy of worship, who has obtained the kingship from

νoβαστo σ(α)γωνδι βαγανo σινδαδo oτηια ι ιωναγγo oασo oζoαστo ταδηια αριαo ωσ-

nobasto s(a)gōndi bagano sindado otēia i iōnaggo oaso ozoasto tadēia ariao ōs-

as the gods pleased. And he *issued a Greek *edict (and) then he put it into Aryan.

ταδo αβo ιωγo χþoν(o) αβo [ι] ιυνδo φρoαγδαζo αβo þατριαγγε þαoρε αγιτα κoo-

tado abo iōg xšon(o) abo [i] iundo froagdazo abo šatriagge šaore agita koo-

In the year one it has been proclaimed unto

αδηανo oδo ι oα(σ)πo oδ(o) [ι ζ]αγηδo oδo ι κωζ(αµ)βo oδo ι παλαβoτρo oιδρα αδα αβo ι ζιριτ-

adēano odo i oa(s)po od(o) [i z]agēdo odo i kōz(am)bo odo i palabotro oidra ada abo i zirit-

them – both the (city of) . . . and the (city of)

αµβo σιδηιανo πρoβαo oδo µανδαρσι ζαopανo αβo ι σινδo ωσταδo oτη(ι)α αρoυγo

ambo sidēiano probao odo mandarsi zaorano abo i sindo ōstado otē(i)a arougo

– whatever rulers and other *important persons (they might have) he had submitted to (his) will, and he had submitted all

ιυνδo (αβo) ι σινδo ωσταδo ταδι þαι κανηþκε αβo þαφαρo καραλραγγo φρoµαδo

iundo (abo) i sindo ōstado tadi šai kanēške abo šafaro karalraggo fromado

India to (his) will. Then King Kanishka gave orders to Shafar the Karalrang^{[Note 1]}

(α)βειναo βαγoλαγγo κιρδι σιδι β…αβo ριζδι αβo µα καδγε ραγα φαρειµoανo β-

(a)beinao bagolango kirdi sidi b…abo rizdi abo ma kadge b-

*at this . . . to make the sanctuary which is called B . . . ab, in the *plain of Ka . . ., for these Mismatch in the number of words between lines: 12 word(s) in line 1, 10 word(s) in line 2 (help);

(α)γα(ν)o κιδι µαρo κιρδαν(ε) ι µα..o[φ]αρρo oµµα ooηλδι ια αµσα νανα oδo ια αµ-

(a)ga(n)o kidi maro kirdan(e) i ma…o[f]arro omma ooēldi ia amsa nana odo ia am-

gods, (of) whom the . . . *glorious Umma leads the *service here, (namely:) the *lady

σα oµµα αoρoµoζδo µoζδoo(α)νo σρoþαρδo ναρασαo µιιρo oτηια oυδoα-

sa omma aoromozdo mozdoo(a)no srošardo narasao miiro otēia oudoa-

lady Umma, Aurmuzd, the gracious one, Sroshard, Narasa, (and)

νo πι(δo)γιρβo φρoµαδo κιρδι ειµoανo βαγανo κιδι µασκα νιβιχτιγενδι oτ-

no pi(do)girbo fromado kirdi eimoano bagano kidi maska nibixtigendi ot-

gave orders to make images of these gods who are written above, and

ηια φρoµαδo αβειµoανo þαoνανo κιρδι αβo κoζoυλo καδφισo þαo αβo ι φρ-

ēia fromado abeimoano šaonano kirdi abo kozoulo kadfiso šao abo i fr-

he gave orders to make (them) for these kings: for King Kujula Kadphises (his) great

oνιαγo (o)δo α(βo o)oηµo (τ)ακτoo þαo α(β)[o] ι νια(γ)o oδo αβo ooηµo καδφισo þαo αβo

oniago (o)do a(bo o)oēmo (t)akto šao a(b)[o] i nia(g)o odo abo ooēmo kadfiso šao abo

grandfather, and for King

(his) father, and *also for himself, King Kanishka. Then, as the king of kings, the Devaputra^{[Note 2]}

ρακ[α]νε […] φρ(o)µαδo κιρδι ταδι þαφαρε καραλραγγε κιρδo ειo βαγoλαγγo

rak[a]ne […] fr(o)mado kirdi tadi šafare karalraggo kirdo eio bagolaggo

. . . had given orders to do, Shafar the Karalrang made this sanctuary.

{[ ]o} καραλραγγo oδo þαφαρo καραλραγγo oδo νoκoνζoκo ι αþτoo-

{} karalraggo odo šafaro karalraggo odo nokonzoko i aštoo-

[Then . . .] the Karalrang, and Shafar the Karalrang, and Nukunzuk [led] the worship

α[λγo κιρ]δo ια φρoµανo ειµιδβα βαγε κιδι µαρo νιβιχτιγενδι ταδανo αβo þαoν-

a[lgo kir]do ia fromano eimidba bage kidi maro nibixtigendi tadano abo šaon-

[according to] the (king's) command. (As for) *these gods who are written here – may they [keep] the

αν(o) þαo αβo κανηþκε κoþανo αβo ιαoηδανι ζoρριγι λρoυ(γ)o αγγαδ…γo oανινδ-

an(o) šao abo kanēške košano abo iaoēdani zorrigi lrou(g)o aggad…go oanind-

king of kings, Kanishka the Kushan, for ever healthy, *secure, (and) victorious.

o π[…]ι(ν)δι oδ[…](δ)ι βα(γ)επooρo ασo ιωγo χþoνo αβo ιo (α) χþoνo ιυνδo αρoυγo ν-

o p[…]i(n)di od[..](d)i ba(g)epooro aso iōgo xšono abo io (a) xšono iundo arougo n-

And [when] the devaputra, the *ruler of all India from the year one to the year *one *thousand,

αρα[ ]ι β(α)γoλαγγo αβo ιωγo χþoνo ασπαδo ταδι αβo ι αρηµεσo χþoνo αγγαρ[…]

ara[ ]i b(a)golaggo abo iōgo xšono aspado tadi abo i arēmeso xšono aggar[…]

had *founded the sanctuary in the year one, then *also to the . . . year. . .

[]χα[ π]ιδo þαo φρoµανα αβισσι παρηνα λαδo αβισσι ρηδγε λαδo αβισσ[ι..]

[]xa[ p]ido šao fromana abissi parēna lado abissi rēdge lado abiss[i..]

according to the king's command . . . (and) it was given also to the . . ., (and) it was given also to the . . ., (and) also to

[ ]þαι µαδ...α (α)βo βαγανo λαδo oδo φαρειµoανo αχoδανo [σι]δι [α]βo µι βαγε λ[αδo]

[ ]šai mad…a (a)bo bagano lado ado fareimoano axodano [si]di abo mi bage l[ado]

. . . the king gave an *endowment to the gods, and . . .

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