U 999

Also known as: B 549, L 303

Lost?
No
Object
runestone
Material
stone, granite with reddish inclusions
Found

Texts

Transliteration

haursi : auk : kitil : raistu : aftir : þekn : faþur : sin : staina : þisa : at : bunta : kuþan : o : funum

Normalisation (Old Norse)

Haursi ok Ketill reistu eptir Þegn, fôður sinn, steina þessa, at bónda góðan á Funnum/Fúnum.

Normalisation (Scandinavian)

Haursi ok Kætill ræistu æftiR Þegn, faður sinn, stæina þessa, at bonda goðan a Funnum/Funum.

Translation (English)

Haursi and Ketill raised these stones in memory of Þegn, their father; in memory of the good husbandman of Funnir/Fúnir.

Translation (Swedish)

Hörse och Kättil reste efter Tägn, sin fader, dessa stenar, efter en god bonde i Funbo.

Location

Found location
Åkerby
Parish
Funbo sn
District
Rasbo hd
Municipality
Uppsala
Province and country
Uppland, Sweden
Original site
Yes
Oldest known latitude and longitude
59.871566, 17.800018

Classification

Carver
—
Number of crosses
2
Cross form
A8; B1; F1 & A8; B1; F1
Rune type
—
Style
Fp
Dating
Viking age

References

Images

  • Image of U 999 source: https://pub.raa.se/visa/dokumentation/8165db08-8929-4d07-ba0f-41408ec23ecc
  • Image of U 999 source: https://digitaltmuseum.se/011013955140
  • Image of U 999 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U999_runes.png
  • Image of U 999 Wikimedia Commons; artist: Uwe Zimmermann; license: CC BY-SA 3.0 source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U999.jpg