U 1173

Also known as: B 651, L 779

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, light-coloured granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

' ari + rasti + stain + aftir + (h)ialm + faþur sin + kuþ + hialbi + ant hans

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ari reisti stein eptir Hjalm, fôður sinn. Guð hjalpi ônd hans.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ari ræisti stæin æftiR Hialm, faður sinn. Guð hialpi and hans.

Translation (English)

Ari raised the stone in memory of Hjalmr, his father. May God help his spirit.

Translation (Swedish)

Are reste stenen efter Hjälm, sin fader. Gud hjälpe hans ande.

Location

Found location
Lilla Ramsjö
Current location
At Slottsberget in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Parish
Vittinge sn
District
Torstuna hd
Municipality
Heby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.932288, 16.975716

Classification

Carver
Erik (A)
Number of crosses
2
Cross form
A1; B1; C9; D1; F3 & A4; B3; C1; D1; E3; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Fp
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Skänktes 1787 till The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

References

Images

  • Image of U 1173 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/02d811f7-3a0b-4b9e-94a6-7295b5fc6499
  • Image of U 1173 Wikimedia Commons; artist: C1614; license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_1173_Runestone_Edinburgh.JPG