Runestone U 623
September 12, 2019
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 2 (c. 1020-1050) pertaining to the Ringerike style.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 1,35 m tall and 1,37 m wide. The inscription is c. 1,04 m tall and 0,94 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the tail end of the animal.
Runes
ᚴᚢᚱᛁᚦ ‘ ᛅᚢᚴ ‘ ᛋᛁᚴᚢᛁᚦᚱ ‘ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛋᛁᚴᚠᛅᛋᛏ ‘ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᚢ ‘ ᛋᛏᛁᚾ ‘ ᛅᚠᛏᛁᛦ ‘ ᚢᛁᚠᛅᛋᛏ ‘ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ‘ ᛋᛁᚾ ‘
Transliteration
kuriþ ‘ auk ‘ sikuiþr ‘ auk sikfast ‘ raistu ‘ stin ‘ aftiʀ ‘ uifast ‘ faþur ‘ sin ‘
Old Norse
Gyrið ok Sigviðr ok Sigfastr ræistu stæin æftiR Vifast, faður sinn.
English
Gyríðr and Sigviðr and Sigfastr raised the stone in memory of Véfastr, their father.
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Jursta, Uppland, Sweden
U 623