Abbreviations
Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions
| A² | Artaxerxes II |
| A³ | Artaxerxes III |
| C | Cyrus II |
| D | Darius I |
| D² | Darius II |
| X | Xerxes I |
| ARI | Achaemenid Royal Inscriptions |
| B | Bisotun (Behistun) |
| E | Elvend near Hamadan |
| H | Hamadan |
| N | Naqsh-e Rostam |
| P | Persepolis |
| S | Susa |
| U | Ur |
| W | Warka (Uruk) |
Carrier/ Text-Bearers
| CT | Clay Tablet (Inscription) |
| RCB | Round Column Base (Inscription) |
| SCB | Square Column Base (Inscription) |
| ST | (Foundation) Stone Table |
Grammatical Terms
| acc. | accusative |
| act. | active |
| adj. | adjective |
| conj. | conjugation |
| fem. | feminine |
| gen. | genitive |
| impf. | imperfective, imperfect |
| inf. | infinitive |
| nom. | nominative |
| nt. | neuter |
| prs. | present (stem) |
| sg. | singular |
Languages
| AB | Achaemenid Babylonian |
| AE | Achaemenid Elamite |
| Egy. | Egyptian |
| Av. | Avestan (Gathic or Young) |
| GAv. | Gathic Avestan |
| Khot. | Khotanese |
| MP | Middle Persian |
| MPZ | Zoroastrian Middle Persian |
| MPM | Manichaean Middle Persian |
| NP | New Persian |
| OP | Old Persian |
| PIr. | Proto-Iranian |
| PrtM | Manichaean Parthian |
| Skt. | Sanskrit |
| Ved. | Vedic |
Other
| fig. | Figure |
| fn. | Footnote |
| n. | Note |
| obv. | obverse |
| PF | Elamite Persepolis Fortification |
| PN | Personal Name |
| rev. | reverse |
| up. | upper side |
Editorial Marks
[ ] in transliteration, translation, and references to the ARI (e.g. DSv/AB [2]), indicate text fully lost
⸢ ⸣ in transliteration and references to the ARI (e.g. DSf/OP ˹57˺), indicate partially visible traces of text
| | in the translations of quoted passages, indicate the existing words of the text not mentioned in the quotation
/ / contain word(s) presented in transcription
⨠⩠(1) in translation and transliteration, indicate added elements to replace missing sequences in the text or to clarify the translation; (2) elsewhere, contain either sign(s), sign sequence(s), or word(s) presented in transliteration
+ indicates one lost sign
+ precedes signs engraved incorrectly
* precedes reconstructed forms from any linguistic phase (quoted in transcription)
(!) denotes the probable reading or restoration of the preceding word with some degree of doubt
! denotes the probable reading or restoration of the preceding cuneiform sign with some degree of doubt
(?) denotes the potential but uncertain reading or restoration of the preceding word
? denotes the potential but uncertain reading or restoration of the preceding cuneiform sign