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Runic rock inscription U598, L1943:8950 in Hökhuvud parish, Östhammar municipality

Runic rock inscription U598, L1943:8950 in Hökhuvud parish, Östhammar municipality
Photo: Anton Björnram

Runic inscription

raskuiþr × lit ' akua sta(i)(n) -- kum[i] litu × risa ' stain ' aftiR ' broþur ' sin × inkibiarn [o](þ)munt ' risti ' runaR

Inscription

raskuiþr × lit ' akua sta(i)(n) -- kum[i] litu × risa ' stain ' aftiR ' broþur ' sin × inkibiarn [o](þ)munt ' risti ' runaR

Translation

Rôskviðr had the stone cut ... Gummi had the stone raised in memory of their brother Ingibjôrn. Auðmundr(?) carved the runes.

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Runic rock inscription U598, L1943:8950 in Hökhuvud parish, Östhammar municipality

Facts

Monument number L1943:8950
Swedish National Heritage Board ID Hökhuvud 5:1
Carver Ödmund (S)
Status Confirmed on location
Place Visible above ground
Material Red granite
Period Viking age
Antiquarian assessment Ancient monument
Damage status Unknown
County Uppsala
Municipality Östhammar
Parish Hökhuvud
Coordinates 60.2298725, 18.186538
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.