U 699.

The Uppland Runic Inscription 699 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is located at Amnö, in Enköping Municipality.^[1] The style is Pr3, and it was made by the runemaster Balli.^[1]

Inscription

Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters

[ikilaif · let · r]as[a · st-- at · bruna · boanta ·] s[in] · h(a)n : (u)arþ [·] tauþr · a t[an](m)(a)rku · ¶ · i huita·uaþum [· bal]i · ¶ · [-r]ist...^[1]

Old Norse transcription:

Ingilæif let ræisa st[æin] at Bruna, boanda sinn. Hann varð dauðr a Danmarku i hvitavaðum. Balli rist[i].^[1]

English translation:

"Ingileif had the stone raised in memory of Brúni, her husbandman. He died in christening robes in Denmark. Balli carved."^[1]

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