Tenet

Annotations

SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS: Taken from the Sator Square, more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_Square

Iorð biðak varðæ: Translated as 'I pray earth to guard', according to MacLeod in "Runic Amulets and Magic Objects".

It is from the Ribe healing stick (Rundata signum DR EM85;493, also known as DK SJy41).

Sun ar tirs or reid Ar reid ar birk or Tir ar non ...: Runes spelling 'SATOR, ARABO, TANAT, OBARA, ROTAS', possibly in Younger Futhark.

The spelling of each word here is from Ole Worms “Runir seu Danica Literatura Antiqvissima”. Source: p.84 or p.102 on archive.org's copy

Áins Twái Þrija Fidwōr Fimf: One, two, three, four, five in Gothic.

Stórráðr: Possibly meaning 'wise' or 'high minded' according to the translation of a line from the Völsunga saga at voluspa.org.

Læknæs hand Ok Lif Tungæ: Translation from Wikipedia: medicinal hands and healing tongue

Translation from 'Runic Amulets and Magic Objects': leech-hands and a healing tongue

From the Ribe healing stick (Rundata signum DR EM85;493, also known as DK SJy41).

AGLA guþt: 'AGLA' is an acronym for Ata Gibor Le’olam Adonai (אגלא), found inscribed on Bergen rune stick (N 636) and others, along with 'guþt' (god) and the words Sator Arepo.

Pax Portantibus / salus Habentibus: Bergen rune stick N B583.

Translated as 'Peace to the bearers, health to the owners'.

Source: p.152 MacLeod Mindy and Bernard Mees. 2006. Runic Amulets and Magic Objects. Woodbridge: Boydell.