The  paper  attempts  to  ﰿnd  a  relationship  between  the  runic  characters  and  Bashkir family tamgas. According to the author, family tamgas carved on tombstones performed not only the memorial function, but also the communicative function, that is, tamgas had meanings.
Key words: pictography, phrasography, Bashkir writing, Bashkir family tamgas.

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