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Runestone U 360

Runestone U 360. Illustration: Jonas Lau Markussen (CC BY).

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U 360

Gådersta, Uppland, Sweden.

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The carvings of the rock-slab are in the runestone style Pr 4 (c. 1070-1100) pertaining to the Urnes style.

The inscription of the rock face is c. 2 m tall and 1,73 m wide.

Runic inscription

The rune text starts at the neck of the animal.

Runes

× ᚦᚢᚱᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ × ᚼᛁᛅᚴ × ᛅ ᚼᛁᛚᛁ ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᛁᚱᛁᚾᛘᚢᚾᛏ × ᛋᚢᚾ × ᛋᛁᚾ × ᛅᚢᚴ × ᛁᚠᛏᛁᛦ ᚴᛅᛁᛦᛒᛁᛅᚱᚾ × ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ × ᛋᛁᚾ

Transliteration

× þurstain × hiak × a hili iftiʀ erinmunt × sun × sin × auk × iftiʀ kaiʀbiarn × faþur × sin

Old Norse

Þorstæinn hiogg a hælli æftiR Ærinmund, sun sinn, ok æftiR GæiRbiorn, faður sinn.

English

Thorsteinn cut on the rock-slab in memory of Erinmundr, his son, and in memory of Geirbjǫrn, his father.