Sigtuna rib explained

Sigtuna rib (U NOR1998;25)
Material:Bone
Writing:Younger Futhark
Created:1100
Discovered Place:Sigtuna, kv. Professorn 4
Discovered Date:1998
Rune Id:U NOR1998;25
Rune Text Native:Old Norse

See article.

Rune Text English:See article.
Location:59.6158, 17.7213
Culture:Norse

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Startar... . 2022-07-07 . app.raa.se.
  2. Web site: Runinskrifter.net – U NOR1998;25 . 2022-07-07 . www.runinskrifter.net.