N 640

Also known as: N B394

Lost?
No
Object
runic stick
Material
wood, wood
Found

Texts

Transliteration

§A sator ÷ arebo ÷ teneþ ÷ obera ÷ rotas §B æekræ r÷kre ærman numænsiknumt æram r §C æekræ r:kre ærman numænsiknumt æram §D koncummatum æct ¶ klas a

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§A sator arepo tenet opera rotas §B Acre, acre ærnem ... ærnem ... §C Acre, acre ærnem ... ærnem §D Consummatum est. Klas á

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§A sator arepo tenet opera rotas §B Acre, acre ærnem ... ærnem ... §C Acre, acre ærnem ... ærnem §D Consummatum est. Klas á

Translation (English)

§A Sator, Arepo, Tenet, Opera, Rotas (= from the 'Devil's Square' palindrome). §B <acre acre ærnem> ... <ærnem> ... §C <acre acre ærnem> ... <ærnem> §D It is fulfilled. Klas owns.

Location

Found location
Søre Søstergården, Bryggen, Bergen
Current location
BRM 0/36584
Parish
Bergen
Municipality
Bergen
Oldest known latitude and longitude
60.397400, 5.323410

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
—
Dating
Middle ages late 12th century

References

Images

  • Image of N 640 Image of the runic inscription. Photo: Aslak Liestøl, Nasjonalbiblotekets database. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/nb-no/b394a.jpg
  • Image of N 640 Image of the runic inscription. Photo: Aslak Liestøl, Nasjonalbiblotekets database. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/nb-no/b394b.jpg
  • Image of N 640 Image of the runic inscription. Photo: Aslak Liestøl, Nasjonalbiblotekets database. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/nb-no/b394c.jpg
  • Image of N 640 Image of the runic inscription. Photo: Aslak Liestøl, Nasjonalbiblotekets database. CC-BY-SA 4.0 source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/nb-no/b394d.jpg
  • Image of N 640 Image shown in the inscription section (no separate image caption provided). source: https://www.arild-hauge.com/runer.ku.dk/N_640_SOeRE_SOeSTERGAeRDEN_Runeinnskrift.jpg