(On the front side) 'In May, the middle of summer in 468, at noon on the hottest summer day of Hinoeuma, the steel seven-pronged sword which was forged 100 times was made.
〔表面〕「泰始四年（468年）夏の中月なる5月、夏のうち最も夏なる日の16目、火徳の旺んなる丙午の日の正牛の刻に、百度鍛えたる鋼の七支刀を造る。