U 360
June 27, 2019
The carvings of the rock-slab are in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.
The inscription of the rock face is c. 2 m tall and 1,73 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text starts at the neck of the animal.
Runes
× ᚦᚢᚱᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ × ᚼᛁᛅᚴ × ᛅ ᚼᛁᛚᛁ ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᛁᚱᛁᚾᛘᚢᚾᛏ × ᛋᚢᚾ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᚴᛅᛁᛦᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ
Transliteration
× þurstain × hiak × a hili iftiʀ erinmunt × sun × sin × auk × iftiʀ kaiʀbiarn × faþur × sin
Old Norse
Þorstæinn hiogg a hælli æftiR Ærinmund, sun sinn, ok æftiR GæiRbiorn, faður sinn.
English
Thorsteinn cut on the rock-slab in memory of Erinmundr, his son, and in memory of Geirbjǫrn, his father.
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Gådersta, Uppland, Sweden
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