Samnordisk runtextdatabas
Samnordisk runtextdatabas (German: All-Nordic rune text database ) is a database started in 1993 by the University of Uppsala with the aim of creating a complete, machine-readable catalog of rune inscriptions . The current version from 2008 contains over 6500 inscriptions.
The database and the associated Rundata client are freely available on the Internet for various operating systems.
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Each entry in the database contains the text, format, location, a translation into Swedish and optionally into English as well as data about the rune stone itself with links to the database of the Riksantikvarieämbetet (RAÄ) and a literature database affiliated with the RAÄ. The concrete search for the inscriptions is done by entering the sigla from the catalog of the Sveriges runiskrifter , or for the inscriptions in the older Futhark according to the catalog by Krause / Jankuhn (KJ) and Moltke / Jacobsen (DR). You can also choose to search by entering a well-known search word from the inscription texts, such as the proper name of a rune master , a founder or a deity and certain formulas, expressions and concise formula words such as kumbl = "grave, grave mound". Furthermore, refinements can be selected by entering Old Norse graphemes (æ, ø, œ, ǫ, ð, þ) when searching .
The first part describes the origin of the inscription. For stones found within Sweden, this is an abbreviation for Landskap . Bricks located outside of Sweden are identified by a code that does not conform to ISO 3166 . For example, the prominent rune stone by Rök bears the sigle “Ög 136” for the Östergötland region and the serial number of the catalog from 1911 by its editor and editor Erik Brate (1857–1924).
- Bo: Bohuslan
- D: Dalarna
- G: Gotland
- Gs: Gästrikland
- Hs: Hälsingland
- J: Jämtland
- Lp: Lapland
- M: Medelpad
- Nä: Närke
- Sm: Småland
- Sö: Södermanland
- U: Uppland
- Vg: Västergötland
- Vr: Värmland
- Vs: Västmanland
- Ög: Östergötland
- Oil: Öland
and certain
- BR: British Isles
- DR: Denmark , Skåne
- FR: Faroe Islands
- GR: Greenland
- IR: Ireland
- IS: Iceland
- N: Norway
The second part represents a serial number, while in the third and last part the age of the inscription - Protonordic , Viking Age , Middle Ages - is coded:
- †: inscription lost (initially #)
- $: Newly translated
- M: inscription from the Middle Ages
- U: inscription in Protonordic
If there is no M or U, the inscription dates from the Viking Age.