Many letters lost their tails or curls to create a more uniform Hebrew writing system. Here again is the Jewish Encyclopedia chart (1901-1906) notice the Hebrew symbol for the letter Beth. Utilizing the same chart from the Jewish Encyclopedia (1901-1906) let us look at the B or Beth similarities between the Voynich and Hebrew alphabet. This chart from the Jewish Encyclopedia (1901-1906) shows their usage over centuries, which also interchanges the Qof and Kaf symbols on the Kaf line. (I have been using the letter exchange ‘4’ a Kaf with the double ‘cc’ as the Qof) A similar cursive Hebrew writing was on an “Ossuary Inscription of "Judah the Scribe."” Īlso notice the Qof in usage from Judah the scribe is the same as the Voynich as well. Voynich upper looping: The He and Cheth are very similar to the single loop and double looping letters in the manuscript. The actual translation of the Voynich-book will need a couple of years work, even if specialists in Hebrew language, who are well versed in medieval Hebrew and the terminology of botanical and. Working on this and putting all notes together and thought you might like a peek into the similarities between the two writing systems before completion. Kraus (a world renowned rare book dealer), who had purchased it from Voynich’s widow following his death in 1930. In 1969 it was given to the Beinecke Library by H. This is the NSA's report on their computational attack on the VM.Įvery few months there's a new article on how the VM has been deciphered. The manuscript only reappears in 1912 when Wilfrid Voynich buys the manuscript from the Jesuit College in Rome. Listed here are websites of some notable VM researchers. You can find a high resolution scan of the entire manuscript as well as some tools using the following links. A subreddit for those interested in studying and especially solving the mystery of the Voynich manuscript.