U 996 $

Also known as: B 541, L 310

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red-grey granite
Found

Texts

Transliteration

ainkriþ × auk × in[k]ik[i]r · l[i]tu × r[i]sa × stin · auk ' kera ' aur ' u(t)a (i) (s)u[n]ti ' iftiR ' þuri ' faþur [s]in ' þur-- ...(t) ' kira ' siluaus ' iftR ink-[þu]ru × kunu · sina ' auk ' iftR ' -(a)(r)tu iaR

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Ingríðr(?) ok Ingigerðr/Ingigeirr létu reisa stein ok gera aur úti(?) í sundi eptir Þóri, fôður sinn. Þór[ir](?) [lé]t gera sæluhús eptir Ing[i]þóru, konu sína, ok eptir <-artu> <iaR>

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Ingirið(?) ok Ingigærðr/IngigæiRR letu ræisa stæin ok gæra aur uti(?) i sundi æftiR Þori, faður sinn. Þor[iR](?) [le]t gæra sæluhus æftiR Ing[i]þoru, kunu sina, ok æftiR <-artu> <iaR>

Translation (English)

Ingríðr(?) and Ingigerðr/Ingigeirr had the stone raised and the ford made out in the sound in memory of Þórir, their father. Þórir(?) had the hospice made in memory of Ingiþóra, his wife, and in memory of <-artu> ...

Translation (Swedish)

Ingrid(?) och Ingegärd/Ingeger lät resa stenen och göra vad ute(?) i sundet efter Tore, sin fader. Tore lät göra själastuga efter Ingetora, sin hustru, och efter …

Location

Found location
Karberga (Sundby)
Parish
Funbo sn
District
Rasbo hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.857353, 17.844594

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
1
Cross form
A1; B2; C9-C10; D4; F3
Rune type
—
Style
Pr 4
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 996 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/5f1c5670-7b92-4790-a101-6e3472ff1e23
  • Image of U 996 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013997483
  • Image of U 996 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Upplandsmuseet Länsmuseum för Uppsala län from Sweden; license: CC BY 2.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U_996,_Karberga_1921.jpg
  • Image of U 996 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U996_runes.png