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From Mote of Mark, Kirkcudbrightshire

Bone (Fragment)
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The bone fragment with Anglian runes was found at Mote of Mark in Kirkcudbrightshire. It dates from between 650 and 750.

The inscription is fragmentary, and translates as 'Athili'. It may be a person's name. Although the inscription appears in this picture to be inked on the bone, it is only dirt which has accumulated in the incised runes.

Runes are generally Scandinavian, but a related type, Anglian runes, were used to a limited degree in northern England. Some people carved their names on their property, but most people were illiterate. Writing was often seen as a kind of magic spell.

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