Uppland Runic Inscription 925

The Uppland Runic Inscription 925 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is located under the wall between the De Geer and the Oxenstierna crypts,[1] in Uppsala Cathedral, in Uppsala.[2] The style is Pr4, and it was made by the runemaster Öpir.[2]

Inscription

Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters

' ihulbiarn ' uk ' alfnthan ' uk ' þelfi ' litu ' risa ' stin ' at ' kak ' sun ' sin ' uk ' faþur ' sin ' uaʀ ' tauþr ' i suþr ' kakr '[2]

Old Norse transcription:

Igulbiorn ok Halfdan ok Þialfi letu ræisa stæin at Kag(?)/Gag(?), sun sinn ok faður sinn. Vaʀ dauðr i suðr Kagʀ(?)/Gagʀ(?).[2]

English translation:

"Ígulbjôrn and Halfdan and Þjalfi had the stone raised in memory of Kagr(?)/Gagr(?), their son, and their father. (He) died in the south Kagr(?)/Gagr(?). "[2]

References
  1. Wessén, Elias; Sven B.F. Jansson (1953-1958). Sveriges runinskrifter: IX. Upplands runinskrifter del 4. Stockholm: Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien. ISSN 0562-8016. p.16
  2. Scandinavian Runic-text Database - Rundata.
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