The Sigtuna rib (signum U NOR1998;25) is a 12th-century runic amulet found in the 1990s in Sigtuna, Uppland, Sweden

Description The amulet is a rib bone with writing on both sides of it. The inscription appears to be a spell against disease.

Inscription The first line is a Transliteration. The second is an Old West Norse normalization, and the third Old East Norse normalization.

See also Canterbury charm Kvinneby amulet Near Fakenham plaque Ribe skull fragment Sigtuna amulet I

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