U 708

Also known as: B 592, L 698

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite with a white quartz surface
Found

Texts

Transliteration

· kali · l-t (r)...--a · stn · (a)t · sigraif · brþur · --- ...un · sairR ·

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Kali l[é]t r[eis]a stein at Sigreif, bróður [sinn, s]on(?) <sairR>.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Kali l[e]t r[æis]a stæin at Sigræif, broður [sinn, s]un(?) <sairR>.

Translation (English)

Kali had the stone raised in memory of Sigreifr, his brother, <sairR>'s son(?).

Translation (Swedish)

Kale lät resa stenen efter Sigrev, [sin] broder, son(?) till <sairR>.

Location

Found location
Kungs-Husby kyrka
Current location
Built into the church porch's E wall.
Parish
Kungs-Husby sn
District
Trögds hd
Municipality
Enköping
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.522465, 17.272564

Classification

Carver
Balle (A)
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3?
Dating
Viking age

Additional information

Stille (1999b:39) läser det sista ordet som saiuR.

References

Images

  • Image of U 708 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/101b6ecb-8658-4946-a281-dafcc7479db3
  • Image of U 708 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Jssfrk; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_708,_Kungs-Husby_kyrka.jpg