U 940 $ — Scandinavian Runic Inscription from Uppsala, kv. Torget

Found Present

Location

Found location: Uppsala, kv. Torget
Parish: Uppsala
Municipality: Uppsala
Current location: I Universitetsparken.

Classification

Carver: Öpir 1 (S); Åsmund (A) [Stille 1999b:141f]
Number of crosses: 1
Cross form: A1; B1; D1; E7; F3
Rune type: —
Style: Pr 3

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude: 59.859674, 17.636420
Current latitude and longitude: 59.857830, 17.631553

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

§P "Ígull ok "Þorgeirr létu rétta stein eptir "Ketilfast, fôður sinn. Hjalpi sál. "Gillaug ônd(?)/"Hônd(?). Réð rúnar "Œpir. §Q "Gillaug, "Hônd(?), "Ígull ok "Þorgeirr létu rétta stein eptir "Ketilfast, fôður sinn. Hjalpi sál. Réð rúnar "Œpir.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

§P "Igull ok "ÞorgæiRR letu retta stæin æftiR "Kætilfast, faður sinn. Hialpi sal. "Gillaug and(?)/"Hand(?). Reð runaR "ØpiR. §Q "Gillaug, "Hand(?), "Igull ok "ÞorgæiRR letu retta stæin æftiR "Kætilfast, faður sinn. Hialpi sal. Reð runaR "ØpiR.

Transliteration

§P · ihul · a(u)(k) · þurkiR · litu · rita · stain · iftiR · kitilfastr · faþur · sin · hialbi · sal kilauh hont riþ · runaR · ubiR §Q kilauh hont · ihul · a(u)(k) · þurkiR · litu · rita · stain · iftiR · kitilfastr · faþur · sin · hialbi · sal riþ · runaR · ubiR

Translation (English)

§P Ígull and Þorgeirr had the stone erected in memory of Ketilfastr, their father. May (God) help (his) soul. Gillaug spirit(?)/Hônd(?). Œpir arranged the runes. §Q Gillaug, Hônd(?), Ígull and Þorgeirr had the stone erected in memory of Ketilfastr, their father. May (God) help (his) soul. Œpir arranged the runes.

Translation (Swedish)

§P Igul och Torger lät uppresa stenen efter Kättilfast, sin fader. (Gud) hjälpe själen. Gillög ande(?)/Hand(?). Öpir rådde runorna. §Q Gillög, Hans(?), Igul och Torger lät uppresa stenen efter Kättilfast, sin fader. [Gud] hjälpe själen. Öpir rådde runorna.

References

Sveriges runinskrifter PDF
Swedish Runic Bibliography
§P: $=Salberger 1989-90; §Q: $=Åkerlund Norberg 1997:67f

Images

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