N 157

Also known as: L 1456

Lost?
No
Object
grave slab
Material
stone, quartzite
Dating
Middle ages 12th century
Found

Location

Found location
Flatdal kirke
Parish
Flatdal sn
District
Telemark fylke
Municipality
Seljord
Current location
Kulturhistorisk museum, Universitetet in Oslo (C3497), on deposit at Universitetsbiblioteket at Blindern in Oslo.

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.560700, 8.572200

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Ôgmundr reist rúnar þessar, ok biðr þess almátkan "Guð, at hann taki viðr s[á]l "Gamals, er þessi steinn liggr yfir.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Ôgmundr reist rúnar þessar, ok biðr þess almátkan "Guð, at hann taki viðr s[á]l "Gamals, er þessi steinn liggr yfir.

Transliteration

+ o^kmole : ræisl ru^na^r þesa^r - u^k biþr þø^rs a^lma^ka^n kuþ ÷ at ha^n ta^ke ÷ ¶ uiþr s-l kamas : er þesse slæin tikr ibir +

Translation (English)

Ôgmundr carved these runes, and prays to the almighty God that he receive the soul of Gamall, whom this stone lies over.

References

Images

  • Image of N 157 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/102_N157-Flatdal_k-e_Oslo-Blindern-UB.jpg
  • Image of N 157 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/arild-hauge/rune-bilde-N157-Flatdal.jpg