U 1173

Also known as: B 651, L 779

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

Location

Found location
Lilla Ramsjö
Parish
Vittinge sn
District
Torstuna hd
Municipality
Heby
Current location
At Slottsberget in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Original site
No

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

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.932288, 16.975716

Texts

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.

Transliteration

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

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