Runestone G 114 VI
February 17, 2022
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.
The inscription is not signed.
The sandstone slab is c. 0,62 m tall and 0,82 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text reads from left to right running along the border framing the ornamentation.
The text fragment is the third part of an inscription written across four stone slabs, referred to as V, I, VI and II, composing the sides of a sarcophagus (G 114).
Runes
᛬ ᚴᚢᚦ ᛅ[ᚢᚴ]… …[ᚾᚦᛅᛁ](ᚾ) ᛬ ᚼᛂᚾᛁ ᛬ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛬ ᚴᛁᛂᚱᚢᛅᚾᛏᚢᛘ ᛬ ᛘᛂᚱᚴᛁ : ᛘ-… …ᚢᛅ ᛬ ᛅᛦ ᛬ ᛘᛂᚾ ᛬ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛬
Transliteration
: kuþ a-… … …(n) : heni : auk : kieruantum : merki : m-… …ua : aʀ : men : sin :
Old Norse
Guð o[k](?) … [naði]n(?) hænni ok gærvandum mærki … … eR mænn sen
English
God … be gracious to her and those making the landmark … … who men
Notes
G 114 and G 113 are both raised by the sons, Ottar, Gairvat, Aivat and daughter Liknvi, of Liknat (G 113), their father, and Ailikn (G 114), their mother.
The slabs I, V and VI had traces of red lead from the original paint.
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Ardre, Gotland, Sweden
G 114 VI