Runic inscription in grave context Sm145, L1956:8491 in Ukna parish, Västervik municipality

Photo: Eva Nyström Tagesson

Runic inscription

{HIC : IACET : TURGILLUS} : hærræ : guNmuNdæ : sun : gas : gak : ei : fra : stat : o^k : sia : o^k : læsin : iðræR : bøniR : firi : þyrhilsær : siæl : a:ve : ma:ria : graccia : ple:na : do:mi:nus : te:kum : benedikta : tu in mulieribus : æð benediktus : fruktus væNtris : tui : amn : in manus tuas : d

Inscription

Translation

{Hic iacet Turgillus}, Master Gunnmundr's son Gás. Do not go from here, stay and look (at this) and read your prayers for Þorgisl's soul. Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui. Amen. In manus tuas Domine.

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Runic inscription in grave context Sm145, L1956:8491 in Ukna parish, Västervik municipality

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Facts

Monument number	L1956:8491
Swedish National Heritage Board ID	Ukna 135:1
Status	Confirmed on location
Place	Visible above ground
Period	Medieval
Antiquarian assessment	Ancient monument
Damage status	Unknown
County	Kalmar
Municipality	Västervik
Parish	Ukna
Coordinates	58.0793945, 16.351119

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.