Sigtuna rib
| Sigtuna rib (U NOR1998;25) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Material | Bone |
| Writing | Younger Futhark |
| Created | 1100 |
| Discovered | 1998 Sigtuna, kv. Professorn 4 |
| Present location | 59.6158, 17.7213 |
| Culture | Norse |
| Rundata ID | U NOR1998;25 |
| Text – Native | |
| Old Norse: See article. | |
| Translation | |
| See article. | |
| https://app.raa.se/open/runor/inscription?id=777176e6-61dd-4c8e-a02f-8895f9b5a5e1 | |
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
Scandinavian Runic-text Database
The Scandinavian Runic-text Database offers the following "standard" readings:[3]
- §A iorils × ouriþ × uaksna ur : kroke × bat han × riþu × bar-…
- §B han : riþu × aok × siþa × sarþ × sararan × uara × hafir × fult ¶ f(e)kit × fly : braot riþa
Old West Norse normalization
- §A Jórils vrið!/óvrið vaksna ur Króki! Bant hann riðu, bar[ði](?)
- §B hann riðu. Ok síða(?) sarð sára-rann. Vara hefir (hann) fullt fengit. Flý braut riða!
Runic Swedish normalization
- §A Iōrils vrið!/ovrið vaksna uʀ Krōki! Bant hann riðu, bar[ði](?)
- §B hann riðu. Ok sīða(?) sarð sāra-rann. Vara hafiʀ (hann) fullt fængit. Flȳ braut riða!
English translation
- §A Jórill's woundcauser / Jórill's abnormal stomach-ache disappear from Krókr! He bound the fever, he fought(?)
- §B the fever. And did away with the abscess. (He) has fully cought the pus. Flee away, fever!
References
- ^ "Startar..." app.raa.se. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Runinskrifter.net – U NOR1998;25". www.runinskrifter.net. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Runic inscription U NOR1998;25", Scandinavian Runic-text Database, Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University, 2020, retrieved February 26, 2022