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A text in Sogdian: Rustam, his horse and demons

First line is transliteration from Sogdian script, second is phonetical Sogdian transcription, third is literal word-for-word translation, the last is more anglicized translation

wrcwnkry’ xw δywt ywnyδ trš‘nt kw knδh s‘r

určōnkəryā xō δēwt yōnēθ təršant ku kənθī sār

by-miracle the dews at-once flē to city towards

…and miraculously the dews fled towards the city

‘xw rwstmy m‘yδ kw knδβr prm ‘škr‘k šw‘

xō rustami mēδ kū kənθβar pərəm əškərē šwa

the rustam then to towngate until following went

Rustam went as far as city gates, persecuting them

γrβ MN pršp‘r myr‘nt 1LPw xršy‘kh β‘w‘nt ‘wyh

knδyh ZKw knδβrt βynt‘nt

γarβ čən pəršpār mīrant, ēw zār xəršē βāwant, təγətē wī kənθī, xō kənθβərt βēndand

many from trampling died one thousand dragging reach, enter the city, the city-gates lock

many died trampled down, one thousand of them proceeded dragging, entered into the city and locked city gates

zyw‘rt prw RBkw šyrn‘m šw‘ kw šyr‘kh wyšxwrt mnc‘y pyrδnn syxwy ‘spw prw wyš w‘c

zīwərt prō məzēx šīrnām šəwa ku šīrē wīšxurt mənčay pērδən sīxway aspu prō wēš wāč

returned wiθ great glory went to gōd pasture, stopped, saddle lifted, horse for grass allowed

Rustam went back with great glory, headed towards a good pasture, stopped, took away the saddle and the horse to graze grass

xwty mnšpn xwrt xwr‘ š‘twxw wβ‘ ‘nsp‘ pr‘yštrn nypδ ‘‘γ‘z ‘wβt

xōtē manšpən xurt xura šātūx uβa anspa pərīštərən nīpəδ āγāz uβd

self dismounted eating ate happy became rug spread lied-down started slēp

himself dismounted from the horse, ate his food, was happy, then he spread a rug, lied down and slept

xw δywt prw nβ‘yr prw ‘nst w‘št‘nt ‘yw δβty m‘yδ w‘β‘nt

xō δēwt prō niβēr prō anst wāštand ēw δiβdy mēδ wāβānd

the dews for council in great crowd stand one another thus said

Dews assembled in a large crowd for council, saying

RBkw šβ‘r MN m‘xw s‘r ktcnn ‘ywt‘c β‘r‘k ‘wy knδyh w‘n‘kw mnt‘xs‘ymnn kt‘r s‘tw myr‘ym ‘ny‘msym kt‘r ZKn xwt‘wty ZKw kynh xwz‘ym

məzēx šəfār čən māx kət-čən ēwtāč βārē wī kənθī wānō məndāxsēmən, kətār mirēm ənyāmsēm, kətār une xwatāwtī ‘wu kēnē xōžēm

great shame from us that from alone rider the city resort, either die be-finished either the overlords the revenge demand

It is big shame for as that we had to seek the refuge in the city from a lonely horseman, either we will die and be finished in such a way, or we will have to demand our overlords to revenge for us

‘xw δywt ”γ’znt pršt’t ‘kyty MN prtr kβnyxn prγt’k m’t’nt RBkw ‘nγ’w knδβrt pyn’nt

xō δēwt āγāzand pərštāt əkiti čən pərtər kəβnīxən pərγətē mātānd məzēxu ənγāw kənθβart pīnānd

the dews started prepare whoever from foremost, meager-remainder remained were great haste city-gates open

The dews started arrange the scanty remainder which remained from their superior manpower, in great haste opened the city gates

ZKw γrβw δrwnp’δ’k γrβ wrtnβ’r γrβw pyδh β’r’k γrβw yγn’ych β’r’k γrβ k’s β’r’k γrβ MN rwpsh β’r’k γrβ ‘kwty β’r’k γrβ prw kyrmw prw krps’k γrβ pδ’k γrβ ‘kyty xw mm’yδ prn”y’nn šw”y mkxw crks ‘txw krδβy γrβw ptkwn sry c’δr-s’r

məzēx γərβ δrōnpāδē γərβ wərtənβār γərβ pīδ βārē yaγnēč βārē γərβ kās βārē γrβ čən rupsa βārē γərb əkuti βārē γərβ prō kirmu prō kərpəsē γərβ əkiti xō mēδ pərnāyən šəwē məkxu cərkas ət-xō kurθβē γərβu pətkōn-sərē čāδər-sār

great many archer many charioteer many elephant rider, ?? rider, many pig rider, many from fox rider many dog rider many on snake on lizard whoever these then flying went like vulture somewhere many upside-down headed below towards

great lots of archers, lots of charioteers, many riders on elephant and on ??, many riding on foxes, dogs, snakes, lizards, many of them flied like vulture, some times head upside down

‘xw p’δt ‘sk’ys’r xr’yntn rwšnt RBkw zwrn’k syxw’y’nt w’r wβrh zyδnn RBkw twntr šyk’β’nt zwβ w’c’nt ”tr δβ’n pzty wytr’nt y’xy rwstmy prwyδ’k

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