It reads: "Diocletian and Maximian, the Augusti, and Constantius and Maximian, the Caesars, ordered the placement of this stone marking the ... mention of a previously unknown imperial official." ...
The unknown markings may represent early variants of runes, but it’s difficult for the researchers to tell when the different inscriptions were made. One sequence on the Svingerud stone ...
“Some ambiguous markings illustrate the challenging ... been purposely broken into pieces for an unknown reason. What possible uses did these rune stones have, and why were they fragmented?