Sigtuna rib
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| Sigtuna rib (U NOR1998;25) | |
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| 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. | |
The Sigtuna rib (signum U NOR1998;25) is a 12th-century runic amulet found in the 1990s in Sigtuna, Uppland, Sweden[1]
The amulet is a rib bone with writing on both sides of it. The inscription appears to be a spell against disease.[2]