Bad Gandersheim, casket
(Gandersheim Casket)
| Siglum | OE-D-27 |
| Findspot |
Bad Gandersheim (Bad Gandersheim,
Northeim, Niedersachsen, D)
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| Transliteration |
(c/u)ritneþiisiᴊhïræliinm(c/u)??|hælïᴊælie^a|(c/u)ritneþiisiᴊhïræliinm(c/u)??|hælïᴊælie^a
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Translation
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Composes/cuts this i[n] the sign of the Cross/Christ here/(this year) Æli in the m[onasterio]/m[mynstre]. May Christ save Æli (in/according to) the (divine) law. |
A I
A III
| Class of object | other object |
| Type of object | container |
| Object | casket |
| Measurements | 12,8; 12,7; 6,85; 0,8-1,05 |
| Find year | 1815 |
| Class of material | bone/horn |
| Material | bone |
| Material specifics | whale |
| Preservation | good |
| Completeness | yes |
| External dating | 775 - 825 |
| Method of dating | iconograph. |
| Iconographic elements | yes |
| Dating (ICO style) | - |
| Context | donation |
| Rune row | fuþorc |
| Category | run.+?run. |
| Preservation | good |
| Completeness | yes |
Findno.: 723