U 690

Also known as: B 594, L 712

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

Location

Found location
Hälsingbo
Parish
Arnö sn (nu Kungs-Husby sn)
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Enköping

Classification

Carver
Balle (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style
Pr 3

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.480481, 17.212453

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Inga lét [reisa stein þe]nna at "Sigstein, son sinn. "Guð hjalpi sál hans vel.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Inga let [ræisa stæin þe]nnsa at "Sigstæin, sun sinn. "Guð hialpi sal hans vel.

Transliteration

· ika · lit · ... ... ...nsa · at · siksan · (s)un sin · kuþ · hielbi · sal hans · uel ·

Translation (English)

Inga had this stone raised in memory of Sigsteinn, her son. May God well help his soul.

Translation (Swedish)

Inga lät resa denna sten efter Sigsten, sin son. Gud hjälpe hans själ väl.

References

Images

  • Image of U 690 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/33c7893a-60d2-4229-a34a-dbc885bd8bfd
  • Image of U 690 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/88a61930-394e-46e8-9c72-7ab47799545d
  • Image of U 690 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/6b93a6fc-52fc-42e8-8a09-ecbbd3cc4a3f