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Runestone U 623

Runestone U 623. Illustration: Jonas Lau Markussen (CC BY).

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U 623

Jursta, Uppland, Sweden

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The carvings of the stone are in the runestone style Pr 2 (c. 1020-1050) pertaining to the Ringerike style.

The inscription is not signed.

The granite stone is c. 1,35 m tall and 1,37 m wide. The inscription is c. 1,04 m tall and 0,94 m wide.

Runic inscription

The rune text begins at the tail end of the animal.

Runes

ᚴᚢᚱᛁᚦ ‘ ᛅᚢᚴ ‘ ᛋᛁᚴᚢᛁᚦᚱ ‘ ᛅᚢᚴ ᛋᛁᚴᚠᛅᛋᛏ ‘ ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛏᚢ ‘ ᛋᛏᛁᚾ ‘ ᛅᚠᛏᛁᛦ ‘ ᚢᛁᚠᛅᛋᛏ ‘ ᚠᛅᚦᚢᚱ ‘ ᛋᛁᚾ ‘

Transliteration

kuriþ ‘ auk ‘ sikuiþr ‘ auk sikfast ‘ raistu ‘ stin ‘ aftiʀ ‘ uifast ‘ faþur ‘ sin ‘

Old Norse

Gyrið ok Sigviðr ok Sigfastr ræistu stæin æftiR Vifast, faður sinn.

English

Gyríðr and Sigviðr and Sigfastr raised the stone in memory of Véfastr, their father.