U 288

Also known as: B 112, L 427

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

olafr ' uk ' kunilr ' litu ' raisa ' stain ' eftR ÷ kuna ' sun ' sin ' uk ' ketil ' lit ÷ eftiR ÷ broþur ' sin ' ybir ' risti ' runa

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ólafr ok Gunnhildr létu reisa stein eptir Gunna, son sinn, ok Ketill lét eptir bróður sinn. Œpir risti rúnar.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

OlafR ok Gunnhildr letu ræisa stæin æftiR Gunna, sun sinn, ok Kætill let æftiR broður sinn. ØpiR risti runaR.

Translation (English)

Ólafr and Gunnhildr had the stone raised in memory of Gunni, their son; and Ketill had (it raised) in memory of his brother. Œpir carved the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

Olov och Gunnhild lät resa stenen efter Gunne, sin son, och Kättil lät (resa stenen) efter sin broder. Öpir ristade runorna.

Location

Found location
Vik
Parish
Hammarby sn
District
Vallentuna hd
Municipality
Upplands Väsby
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.535502, 17.932366

Classification

Carver
Öpir 1 (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B1; C9-C10; D1; E3-E6; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 5
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 288 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/2b6b7636-0bc9-4838-97fd-fcf65e6bd5c4
  • Image of U 288 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/ddd7d87a-a4f9-450a-9183-f12cc56497fb
  • Image of U 288 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Johan Göransson; license: CC0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bautil_112_-_U_288.png