Religion:Sigtuna rib

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Short description: 12th-century runic amulet from Sweden
Sigtuna rib (U NOR1998;25)
U NOR1998;25.jpg
MaterialBone
WritingYounger Futhark
Created1100
Discovered1998
Sigtuna, kv. Professorn 4
Present location59.6158, 17.7213
CultureNorse
Rundata IDU 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]

Transliteration:

§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!

See also

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