title: Södermanland Runic Inscription 16
text: # 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>"
  