Sigtuna rib
| Sigtuna rib (U NOR1998;25) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Material | Bone |
| Writing | Younger Futhark |
| Created | 1100 |
| Discovered | 1998 Sigtuna, kv. Professorn 4 |
| Present location | 59.6158, 17.7213 |
| Culture | Norse |
| Rundata ID | U NOR1998;25 |
| Text – Native | |
| Old Norse: See article. | |
| Translation | |
| See article. | |
The Sigtuna rib (signum U NOR1998;25) is a 12th-century runic amulet found in the 1990s in Sigtuna, Uppland, Sweden[1]
Description
The amulet is a rib bone with writing on both sides of it. The inscription appears to be a spell against disease.[2]
Inscription
The first line is a Transliteration. The second is an Old West Norse normalization, and the third Old East Norse normalization.
iorils
Jórils
Iōrils
×
ouriþ
vrið!/óvrið
vrið!/ovrið
×
uaksna
vaksna
vaksna
ur
ur
uʀ
:
kroke
Króki!
Krōki!
×
bat
Bant
Bant
han
hann
hann
×
riþu
riðu,
riðu,
×
bar-…
bar[ði](?)
bar[ði](?)
Jórill's woundcauser / Jórill's abnormal stomach-ache disappear from Krókr! He bound the fever, he fought(?)[3]
han
hann
hann
:
riþu
riðu.
riðu.
×
aok
Ok
Ok
×
siþa
síða(?)
sīða(?)
×
sarþ
sarð
sarð
×
sararan
sára-rann.
sāra-rann.
×
uara
Vara
Vara
×
hafir
hefir (hann)
hafiʀ (hann)
×
fult
fullt
fullt
¶
f(e)kit
fengit.
fængit.
×
fly
Flý
Flȳ
:
braot
braut
braut
riþa
riða!
riða!
the fever. And did away with the abscess. (He) has fully cought the pus. Flee away, fever![3]
See also
References
- ^ "Startar..." app.raa.se. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Runinskrifter.net – U NOR1998;25". www.runinskrifter.net. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ a b "Runic inscription U NOR1998;25". Scandinavian Runic-text Database (2020 ed.). Uppsala University: Department of Scandinavian Languages. Retrieved Feb 25, 2024.