U 997

Also known as: B 540, L 309

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, red feldspar-rich granite
Dating
Viking age
Found

Location

Found location
Lövsta
Parish
Funbo sn
District
Rasbo hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Original site
No

Classification

Carver
Number of crosses
0
Cross form
Rune type
Style
Pr 4

Coordinations

Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.835766, 17.803710

Texts

Normalisation (Old Norse)

"Ríkviðr lét reisa steina eptir "Ígul, fôður sinn.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

"Rikviðr let ræisa stæina æftiR "Igul, faður sinn.

Transliteration

rikuiþr × lit rai(s)a × stina eftR × ihul × faþur × sin

Translation (English)

Ríkviðr had the stones raised in memory of Ígull, his father.

Translation (Swedish)

Rikvid lät resa stenarna efter Igul, sin fader.

References

Images

  • Image of U 997 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/00f867d1-7034-44e5-90e6-f82db68b7176
  • Image of U 997 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/e4107127-5d24-4e3e-981b-ef8aa112da74
  • Image of U 997 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013995466