The aim of the study is to identify the verbal and non-verbal linguistic means represented at different levels of the artwork and involved in the formation and transmission of moral ideas reflecting the cultural values of the Ossetian people. The material for the study of the cultural and mimetic functions of linguistic signs was the heroic poem “Azzheriev Kuytsykk” by G.F. Barakov. The poem creates an image of an ethnic personality living in certain historical, cultural, and everyday conditions and acting in accordance with the moral principles established by the Ossetians. The author uses the linguistic features of Ossetian folklore, which enriches the artistic and pictorial properties of this work and helps to see the source of a number of moral concepts. Scientific novelty is determined by the unexplored language of Ossetian literary texts, reflecting the system of the national literary language and contributing to the transmission of the moral code from generation to generation. To achieve this goal, the following research methods were used: descriptive – for generalization and systematization of practical material (the article examines the lexical and grammatical levels of the analyzed text); a method of contextual analysis to determine the actual lexical meaning of words and other linguistic units used in the text, an interpretation method to identify hidden meanings and shades of words; a semantic and stylistic method aimed at establishing stylistic connections of linguistic units at various levels, taking into account the author’s intention; linguistic and cultural analysis, which involves considering the text as a cultural phenomenon and making it possible to identify cultural information decoded in a single linguistic sign and in the entire text. As a result, it is established that the linguistic means used by the author to represent the worldview of the Ossetian people in the historical period described perform a cultural function, reflecting the norms of behavior and moral values accepted in society.