Location
- Found location
- Ødemotland
- Parish
- Nærbø sn
- District
- Rogaland fylke
- Municipality
- Hå
- Current location
- Bergen museum (B4384)
Classification
- Dating
- U 460/470-560/570 (Imer 2007)
- Year range
- 460 – 570
- Material type
- bone/antler
- Material
- ben
- Object
- runben
Texts
Normalisation (Old Norse)
Uha, aure ab ykwinu, ai-kund þinu wi: wea alu þa-k wiu hnuf, þi-t i auke kunnu wi!
Normalisation (Scandinavian)
Uha, aure ab ykwinu, ai-kund þinu wi: wea alu þa-k wiu hnuf, þi-t i auke kunnu wi!
Transliteration
uh(a^ ^a)ure^ ^ab uk^uinu aik^ud^ ^þinu ui ÷ ¶ uea^ ^a(l)u þak^ ^uiu hnf þit i au^ke^ ^k^unu ui ÷
Translation (English)
Young woman, departed from earth, ever-born in your sanctuary (= eternally reincarnated in your holy abode in the other world). I receive/have recieved the holy ale and sanctify the horn so that (ale) will there (in the horn) increase in the fanous sanctuary (= holy abode in the other world).
References
- NIæR 17; KJ 29 Anm. 2; $=Grønvik 1996:255-267; <http://www.runenprojekt.uni-kiel.de/abfragen/standard/deutung2_eng.asp?findno=228&ort=Ødemotland&objekt=runben>
- Riksarkivet