- *hištekḥaḥ*
- verb, Hitpeel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was found
- *ʾAḥmeṯāʾ*
- proper noun - Ecbatana (city name)
- *bîreṯāʾ*
- noun, feminine singular, definite - the citadel/palace/fortress
- *dî*
- relative particle - that/which
- *Māday*
- proper noun - Media (name of region/country)
- *medîntāh*
- noun, feminine singular, definite - the province
- *meḡillāh*
- noun, feminine singular - scroll/roll
- *ḥădāh*
- numeral, feminine singular - one
- *keṯîḇ*
- passive participle, masculine singular - written
- *bᵉḡawwah*
- preposition + suffix - in it/within it
- *diḵrônāh*
- noun, masculine singular - record/memorandum