4 ('. Save and G. Stephens, 



On the rig-lit, Sidenblauii has thus a few more staves than Save; 

 on the left, Save has more (perhaps a bit is since lost). But I cannot 

 explain the differences in what they have in common. In any case the 

 whole is too fragmentary to give any consecutive meaning. What we 

 best recognise is the name (? of the deceast) t>USTAIN t>IN (? THAXE), 

 and (? the place-name) A. STR(A)MIRI. 



In the autumn of 1875 a new rune-stone was found in this parish 

 by »Härads-domaren» Grafström, of which Prof. Save sent me the runes 

 but no drawing. When will this valuable Early-Christian grave-miune 

 be engraved and pul^lisht? 



Prof. S. informed me that the block was found in a field near 

 the church, is of great size, has the inscription between 2 fine dragon- 

 winds, and that within these is a large Cross. His copy of the staves 

 was as follows: 



*hKf^i 1 1 • 1^1 n -SI II Ml I H J M SI (S^)yy\ nknph[;sii i wyw. 1 1 . 

 \ it^Rhpii n^nksii (KnM(i)H i MM i^sii hi hKKnf) i nM ^* 



This I take to be — quite simply: 



HOKUX LIT RITA STI^' Pl^O^OBTIJÏ SKUKNA, BRUPUK SIX, AUK 

 IBTI(r) AXpRUfi, .MUPUR SINA . KUt» HIALBI VUIA SALU AUK KUt- 

 .AIUPl/l 



HOKVN LET WRITE STONE THIS AFTER SKTJKNI, BROTHER 

 SIN (his) EKF(aud) AFTER ANTHRUTHl 3I0THER SIN (Ms). GOD HELP 

 THEIR SOUL(s), EKE (and) GOD(s)-AIOTHER.' 



This is the first time I have seen the womans-narae AN-THRUTHI 

 on any runic monument. — Observe here, as elsewhere, SOUL for 

 SOULS. — As to the pecuHar form KUt-MUt^IR, whose first element is 

 indiclined, we have a similar example on the Hauggrän-block, Gotland, 

 TRUTIN-KUS (= KUl^S). 



Save added, on the name SKUKNA, »probably nom. SKUGNI, 

 Icel. SKYGNI, the sharp-sighted». 



31ÀLSÏA, 31EDELPAD. 



No. 107G in Liljegren. AU I can find about this stone in Save 

 is (Note-book p. 6): »A large and high block, of whitish quartzose gray- 

 stone. The surface rugged with small holes, and the runes consequently 



