N 248 $

Lost?
No
Object
cross
Material
metal, lead

Texts

Transliteration

§A + esse krucem tomini fugite pa^rtes atu^erse : uicit leo · de tribu iuta ratiks ta^uit §B kuatuo^r grana : in penta^lum : kuo (f)on... ...-i aa^ro^n · iessus · kristus §C ma^rikus ma^þeus lukas ioh--hannes §D tetragramato^n ÷ atpha e^t o ÷

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A Ecce crucem Domini, fugite partes adversæ. Vicit leo de tribu Juda, radix David. §B Quatuor grammis in petalon quo fron[te tul]it Aaron, Jesus Christus. §C Marcus, Matthæus, Lucas, Johannes. §D Tetragrammaton. Alpha et O[mega].

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A Ecce crucem Domini, fugite partes adversæ. Vicit leo de tribu Juda, radix David. §B Quatuor grammis in petalon quo fron[te tul]it Aaron, Jesus Christus. §C Marcus, Matthæus, Lucas, Johannes. §D Tetragrammaton. Alpha et O[mega].

Translation (English)

§A Behold the cross of the Lord; flee, you hostile powers. The lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, has conquered. §B Four letters on the forehead-plate that Aaron bore on his forehead, Jesus Christ. §C Mark, Matthew, Luke, John. §D Tetragrammaton. Alpha and Omega.

Location

Found location
Madla kirke
Current location
Stavanger museum (nr. 1616)
Parish
Madla sn
District
Rogaland fylke
Municipality
Stavanger

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Middle ages 1270–1315

Additional information

Jämför N A362.

References