U 173

Also known as: L 638

Lost?
No
Object
runsten
Material
stone, sandsten
Dating
V
Found

Location

Found location
Väsby
Parish
Värmdö sn
District
Värmdö skeppslag
Municipality
Värmdö

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (A)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B3; C9-C10; D1; F3
Rune type
Style
Pr 5

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.343570, 18.522453

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Skalli ok "Sibbi ok "Hlífsteinn létu reisa stein eptir "Andvétt(?), fôður sinn, en "Gillaug at bónda sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Skalli ok "Sibbi ok "Lifstæinn letu ræisa stæin æftiR "Andvett(?), faður sinn, en "Gillaug at bonda sinn.

Transliteration

[s]kali ' auk ' sibi ' uk ' lifstain ' litu ' raisa ' stai[n ' ift]iR ' anuit ' faþur ' sin ' in ' kilauk ' at ' bonta ' sin

Translation (English)

Skalli and Sibbi and Hlífsteinn had the stone raised in memory of Andvéttr(?), their father; and Gillaug in memory of her husbandman.

Translation (Swedish)

Skalle och Sibbe och Livsten lät resa stenen efter Andvätt, sin fader, och Gillög efter sin make.

References

Images

  • Image of U 173 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2f0000de-73c1-449c-8c6b-66a7522a45a5
  • Image of U 173 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/7baaac4a-f239-4abe-89c1-42ab0979d702
  • Image of U 173 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/021017824616