Runestone U 999
May 13, 2021
The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style B-e-v (c. 1010-1050) pertaining to the Ringerike style and contemporary with Pr 1 and Pr 2.
The inscription is not signed.
The granite stone is c. 2,38 m tall and 0,65 m wide (across the middle).
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the bottom left corner.
Runes
ᚼᛅᚢᚱᛋᛁ ᛬ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛬ ᚴᛁᛏᛁᛚ ᛬ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᚢ ᛬ ᛅᚠᛏᛁᚱ ᛬ ᚦᛁᚴᚾ ᛬ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ᛬ ᛋᛁᚾ ᛬ ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾᛅ ᛬ ᚦᛁᛋᛅ ᛬ ᛅᛏ ᛬ ᛒᚢᚾᛏᛅ ᛬ ᚴᚢᚦᛅᚾ ᛬ ᚭ ᛬ ᚠᚢᚾᚢᛘ
Transliteration
haursi : auk : kitil : raistu : aftir : þekn : faþur : sin : staina : þisa : at : bunta : kuþan : o : funum
Old Norse
Haursi ok Kætill ræistu æftiR Þegn, faður sinn, stæina þessa, at bonda goðan a Funnum/Funum.
English
Haursi and Ketill raised these stones in memory of Thegn , their father; in memory of the good husbandman of Funnir/Fúnir (Funbo).
Notes
This stone is part of the Broby group pertaining to a bridge monument raised by a prominent family of the Funbo area near Uppsala.
Full description of the Broby stones
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Åkerby, Uppland, Sweden
U 999