Kleines Schulerloch inscription
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The runic inscription found in the Kleines Schulerloch cave, Altmühltal, near Essing, Bavaria was discovered in 1937. It reads
- birg : leub : selbrade,
probably meaning "Birg, beloved of Selbrad", next to a drawing of an ibex or stag. From the 1950s the inscription had been considered a hoax by many scholars. However, the discovery of a parallel inscription in grave 172 of the "Unterer Stollen" cemetery in Bad Krozingen in 2001, reading
- boba : leub | agirike
has revived discussions regarding the authenticity of the Kleines Schulerloch inscription.
[edit] References
- A. Bammesberger, G. Waxenberger (eds.), Das fuþark und Seine Einzelsprachlichen Weiterentwicklungen, Walter de Gruyter (2006), ISBN 978-3-11-019008-3, 137-393.
[edit] External links
- Die Eiszeitzeichnung vom kleinen Schulerloch (photo of inscription)
Coordinates: 48°55′40″N 11°49′01″E / 48.92778°N 11.81694°E
