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Rune carving G99, L1977:7630, Lye 89:2 in Gotland, Gotland

Interpretation of the runes

The inscription is translated into English according to the Scandinavian Runic-text Database:

Jakobr in Litlaronr/Lillrone, he had this stone made over his father lafr and his brothers Líknviðr and Símon. Pray for them and for all Christian souls. And then fourteen hundred years and one year less than fifty years had passed since God's birth. And in that year K was the prime-stave and R the Sunday[-stave] in the {eleventh} row.

÷ iaka^upr · i · litla^ronum · ha^n · lit · gia^ra þinna · stain · yvir · fa^þu^r · sin · o^la^f · o^k · bro^yþr · sina · liknuiþ · o^k · simo^n · biþim · f(i) þaim · o^k · a^llum · krisnum · sia^lum · o^k · þa · ua^r · liþit a^f · guz · by^rþ · fiu^rta^n · hu^nt^ra^þ · a^r o^k · ainu · are · minna · þen · {V}·tihi · a^r · o^k · i · þi · a^ri · brima^þi · k · o^k · r · su^nudahr · i · {(X)I} · ra^þu

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Geographic location of this rune inscription

The rune inscription is located in Lye parish in the Gotlands municipality (Gotland county).

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Facts about this rune inscription

Description	Content
Latitude:	57.297933
Longitude:	18.52639
Remnant ID:	L1977:7630
Swedish National Heritage Board ID:	Lye 89:2
Swedish rune inscription ID:	G99 (Gotland)
Object:	Rune carving
Material:	Light gray limestone
Rune carver:
Antiquarian assessment:	Other cultural-historical relic
Period:
Dating:
Current status:	Confirmed on location
Damage status:	Unknown
Name:
County:	Gotland
Municipality:	Gotland
Parish:	Lye
Swedish National Heritage Board information:	» L1977:7630