Runic inscription
U 740
- Period
- Viking Age
- Location
- Hemsta
Inscription
ᛅᚱᚢᛅᛏᚱ᛫ᛚᛂᛏ᛫ᚱᛅᛁᛋᛅ᛫ᛋᛏᛅᛁᚾ᛫ᛅᛏ᛫ᛅᚱᛒᛁᚬᚾ᛫ᛒᚱᚬᚦᚢᚱ᛫ᛋᛁᚾ᛫ᚴᚬᚦᛅᚾ᛫ᛒᛅᛚᛁ᛫ᚱ...-...᛫ᚱᚢᚾᛁᛦ᛫ᚦᛁᛋᛅᛘ
This is a normalized form and may not represent the exact runic forms in the inscription.
Old Norse
Arnhvatr lét reisa stein at Arnbjôrn, bróður sinn góðan. Balli risti rúnar þessar.
English
Arnhvatr had the stone raised in memory of Arnbjôrn, his good brother. Balli carved these runes.
Images
Upplands runinskrifter 740 —Johan Hadorph och Petrus Helgonius; https://www.raa.se/runinskrifter/sri_uppland_b08_text_4.pdf
Data from the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:nordiska.uu.se/forskn/samnord.htm
