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Rune-stone U959, L1941:4004 in Vaksala parish, Uppsala municipality

Rune-stone U959, L1941:4004 in Vaksala parish, Uppsala municipality
Photo: Olle Paulsson

Runic inscription

[nesbiarn '] uk ' runa ' anutar ' totiR ' litu ' rita ' staina ' at ' s[uhik'ierf ' sun : sin]

Inscription

[nesbiarn '] uk ' runa ' anutar ' totiR ' litu ' rita ' staina ' at ' s[uhik'ierf ' sun : sin]

Translation

Nesbjôrn and Rúna, Ônundr's daughter, had the stones erected in memory of <suhikierf>, their son.

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Rune-stone U959, L1941:4004 in Vaksala parish, Uppsala municipality

Facts

Monument number L1941:4004
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Vaksala 241:1
Carver (Öpir 1 (A)) [ej Öpir, Åhlén 1997]
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Light red sandstone
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Possible ancient monument
Damage status Unknown
County Uppsala
Municipality Uppsala
Parish Vaksala
Coordinates 59.87599, 17.686105
Sources
Most of the factual information in Runkartan comes from the Swedish National Heritage Board’s Fornsök data and from the Scandinavian Runic Text Database. The maps come from OpenStreetMap and Leaflet.js. The photographs were taken by the credited photographers.