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any time exist upon it. And as to the missing fragment, as 

 has been already noticed, it must have been entirely rongh 

 buried out of sight. 



The author would direct attention, moreover, as settling 

 tins doubt, to the terminal line (under which the letter A has 

 been scratched on the cast) upon the edge of the slab, which, 

 being a continuation of the curved line on the face of the stone, 

 appears to indicate a completion of the writing in that direc- 

 tion. 



The following reading, with which the author has been 

 kindly favoured by Mr. Saidl (a member of the Society of 

 Antiquaries) agrees with others nearly enough to afford in 

 itself a sufficient example of the translations I have hitherto 

 seen. 



Mr. Saullsays, that from the research of antiquarian friends 

 " fully understanding the language, the inscription appears 

 to be old Norse," and the characters " almost identical with 

 those of an ancient inscription found in Siaeland, and figured 

 in ' Hickes' Thesaurus.' The two lines show the Eunes placed 

 foot to foot, the line next the back edge at bottom of the slab 

 being the first, and the inscription reading round. The single 

 Kune on the lower slab" (this refers to the character in the 

 lower line immediately above the channel marked A on the 

 cast) "we did not meddle with, as it is so imperfect . . . ; 

 it may prove to be the first letter of the first word in the in- 

 scription, though that seems complete without it. 



" The following is the transcript of the inscription, all 

 ranged in one line, as better to read : — 



1st Line. 2nd Line. 



INA:LET:LEGIA;ST. I IN :THIASI : AUG :TUKI. 



Literally: 

 Ina let to lay stone this and took. . . 



Meaning : 

 Ina caused this stone to be laid and took. . . 



