U 963

Also known as: B 402, L 195

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

niskunukR + lit ... ...rn + faþur + sin + auk + ika + iftR + buota + sin + ku... ... þini × ikulburn + ak + kuþs muþiR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Neskonungr lét ... [Ígulbjô]rn, fôður sinn, ok Inga eptir bónda sinn. Gu[ð] ... þinni, Ígulbjôrn, ok Guðs móðir.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

NæskonungR let ... [Igulbio]rn, faður sinn, ok Inga æftiR boanda sinn. Gu[ð] ... þinni, Igulbiorn, ok Guðs moðiR.

Translation (English)

Neskonungr had ... Ígulbjôrn, his father; and Inga in memory of her husbandman. God and God's mother ... your(?) [soul], Ígulbjôrn.

Translation (Swedish)

Näskonung lät … Igulbjörn, sin fader, och Inga efter sin man. Gud … din själ, Igulbjörn, och Guds moder.

Location

Found location
Vaksala kyrka
Current location
Between the road and the churchyard wall.
Parish
Vaksala sn
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
No
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.876470, 17.685670

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
—
Rune type
—
Style
Rak
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 963 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/0ebe374a-3af3-49ad-91b6-f4acc6788841
  • Image of U 963 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/efc36970-0227-4b5f-b974-3829d446ef9b
  • Image of U 963 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013967068
  • Image of U 963 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Marianne58; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vaksala_runsten_R%C3%84_118_3.JPG