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Runic inscription

Or Barnes27

Period
Post-Viking Age m 1100-t
Location
Maeshowe

Inscription

ᛋᛆᛚ᛫ᛂᚱ᛫ᛋᛆ᛫ᛂᚱ᛫ᚠᛁᚾᛆ᛫ᛘᛆ᛫ᚦᛆᚾ᛫ᚯᚢᚦ᛫ᚼᛁᚾ᛫ᛘᛁᚴᛚᛆ

This is a normalized form and may not represent the exact runic forms in the inscription.

Old Norse

Sæll er sá, er finna má þann auð hinn mikla.

English

Fortunate is he who can find the great riches.

Object

Object type
gravkummel
Material category
sten

Location

District
Orkney

Sources

Rune types
norska
Other identifiers
Br Barnes27
Notes
Tidigare signum: Br Barnes27.

Data from the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm