The carvings of the rock face are in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.
The inscription is not signed.
The inscription is c. 0,90 m tall and 1,82 m wide.
Runic inscription
The rune text begins at the head end of the animal.
Runes
ᚦᚢᚱᛏᛋᛅᛁᚾ × ᚴᛁᛅᚱᚦᛁ| |ᛁᚠ×ᛏᛁᛦ ᛁᚱᛁᚾᛘᚢᚾᛏ × ᛋᚢᚾ ᛋᛁᚾ × ᛅᚢᚴ| |ᚴᚢᛅᛒᛏᛁ ᚦᛁᚾᛋᛅ ᛒᚢ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᛅᚠᛚᛅᚦᛁ × ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ ᛁ ᚴᛅᚱᚦᚢᛘ
Transliteration
þurtsain × kiarþi| |if×tiʀ irinmunt × sun sin auk| |kaubti þinsa bu × auk × aflaþi × austr i karþum
Old Norse
Þorstæinn gærði æftiR Ærinmund, sun sinn, ok køypti þennsa by ok aflaði austr i Garðum.
English
Thorsteinn made (the stone) in memory of Erinmundr, his son, and bought this estate and earned (wealth) in the east in Garðar (Russia).
Notes
The estate mentioned is Veda.
