# The 2018 dating places the system alongside ogham and runes and its authors read it as a naming system.

> The 2018 dating places the system alongside ogham and runes and its authors read it as a naming system.

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# The 2018 dating places the system alongside ogham and runes and its authors read it as a naming system.

The 2018 dating places the system alongside ogham and runes and its authors read it as a naming system.

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[The symbols are a writing system, used mainly to record personal names.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/pictish-symbols/answers/ANS0CQHAH1E1C2V/the-symbols-are-a-writing-system-used-mainly-to-record)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The 2018 dating places the system alongside ogham and runes and its authors read it as a naming system. [Evidence EVD0CQHAHH24Q6F]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0CQHAHH24Q6F
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