U 986 † $

Also known as: B 384, L 188

Lost?
Yes
Object
runestone
Material
stone
Found

Texts

Transliteration

[+ ali ' auk sihualti ' uk ' inkifast ' litu rita stin þino ' abtiR ' ka^nilf · buanta inkifastaR auk faþur ala osmunrt ' risti]

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Áli/Alli ok Sigvaldi ok Ingifast létu rétta stein þenna eptir Gelf(?)/Kalf(?), bónda Ingifastar ok fôður Ála/Alla. Ásmundr risti.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ali/Alli ok Sigvaldi ok Ingifast letu retta stæin þenna æftiR Gælf(?)/Kalf(?), boanda IngifastaR ok faður Ala/Alla. Asmundr risti.

Translation (English)

Áli/Alli and Sigvaldi and Ingifast had this stone erected in memory of Gelfr(?)/Kalfr(?), Ingifast's husbandman and Áli's/Alli's father. Ásmundr carved.

Translation (Swedish)

Åle/Alle och Sigvalde och Ingefast lät uppresa denna sten efter Gälv(?)/Kalv(?) Ingefasts man och Åles/Alle) fader. Åsmund ristade.

Location

Found location
Kungsgården, Samnan
Parish
Gamla Uppsala sn (nu Uppsala)
District
Vaksala hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.904720, 17.641401

Classification

Carver
Åsmund (S)
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A3; B1; D1; E4; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 3 - Pr 4?
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 986 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/fd1f6d97-0aa1-4d88-909f-698aed14ade9
  • Image of U 986 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Osignerad; license: Public domain source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Runstenen_U_986.jpg