Södermanland Runic Inscription 16
# Södermanland Runic Inscription 16

The Södermanland Runic Inscription 16 is a Viking Age runestone engraved in Old Norse with the Younger Futhark runic alphabet. It is in sandstone and located in the cemetery of Kattnäs Church in Gnesta Municipality.

## Inscription

Transliteration of the runes into Latin characters

    §A · þ(i)... ...uþin · hhn · unʀ · tauþr · i [hailaby] halbi · kuþ · aat ·
    §B aʀ

Old Norse transcription:

    §A .. [A]uðin/[L]uðin. Hann vaʀ dauðr i Hæiðaby. Hialpi Guð and.
    §B <aʀ>

English translation:

    §A "... Auðin/Loðin. He died in Hedeby. May God help (his) spirit."
    §B "<aʀ>"
