{$I=C $Q=H $P=B} # Last edited on 1998-10-09 02:36:50 by stolfi # # Identification: # # Title: "The 4 times 17 sequence" # Page: f57v = HB (Rene) = p112 (Stolfi) # Folio: f57 # Panels: f57v # Bifolio: bH1 = f57+f66 # Quire: H (Rene) = VIII (Beinecke) # # Attributes: # # Language: B (Currier) # Hand: 2 (Currier) # Subsets: C (Rene), cos (Stolfi) # Subject: cosmological # Colors: tan (Reeds) # # Description: # # A circular diagram. # # Eight concentric mechanically drawn circles delimit four text # rings, which are divided into 4 quadrants by straight lines in # the NE, NW, SW, and SE directions. The lines are drawn with ruler, # but do not quite meet at the center (They may be modern additions # to the copy). there is an isolated word outside the outer circle. # # At the center is a simple rosette, with 4 short and 4 long rounded # lobes, with a circle and a dot in the middle. # # Inside the inner circle there are four naked human figures, # visible from the chest up, heads towards the center. # Two are male, two female; two are seen mostly from the front # two mostly from the back; two have both arms raised, two have # only one. Here are the combinations: # # North: male, back, two arms straight in "V". # West: female, front, one arm straight at 45 degrees. # South: female, back, two arms straight in "V". # East: male, front, one arm forward then bent up, holding a ball. # # There are 8 words inside the inner circle. Four of them radiate # from the rosette, roughly along the diagonal lines. The other # four are tangential (but with straight baselines), to be read # in the clockwise direction; it is not clear whether they # label the four figures, or the spaces between them. # # Comments: # # ## {} # Single word outside circle, just clockwise of the NW radial line. # Last edited on 1998-08-07 15:03:23 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by J.Grove # "U" transcription by J.Stolfi from unidentified scan. # dairol= dairol= dairal= # ## {} # Outer band of text, starting from the NW line. # Last edited on 1998-12-08 02:17:07 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by J.Grove # "U" transcription by J.Stolfi from unidentified scan. # # The "peeeee" may be "pe.ee.e.e" # v.sa.l.y.soe!os.v!s.ar.okees.o.d.socfchees.l!g.sos.okey.defo.f!o.rkedam.sh.ofol. sar.ddal.yty.s.y.daiis.oteo.dsh.dy.dkals.ety.fchcho.a.r.ofaiin.dal.karody.a!r.ok chy.daram.qokar.okal.okal.d!.o.l.shkeal.dyd!as.o.k.sher.saiin. v.sa.l.y.saeeos.v!s.ar.okees.o.d.soefchees.l!d.sos.okey.defo.f.o.rkedam.sh.ofol. sar.ddal.yty.s.y.daiir.otey.dsh!dy.dkalr.oty.peeeee.a.r.opaiin.dal.karody.v!r.ok eey.daram.qokar.okal.okal.d*.o.l.shkeal.dydchs.o.t.sher.saiin. v.sa,l,y.sae!ar.v,r.yr.okees.a.d.roefchees.l,m.sor.okey.defo.f,o.rkedam.sh.ofol. rar.ddal.yty.s.y.daiir.otey.dsh!dy.dkalr.oty.peoch*.a.r.opaiin.dal.karody.v,r.ok eey.daram.qokar.okal.okal.d!.o.l.shkeal.dydchs.o,k.sher.saiin. # ## {} # Second ring of text (17 character sequence X 4), clockwise from NW # Last edited on 1998-12-24 21:06:14 by stolfi # # "V" Transcription by John Grove, edited by J.Stolfi # "U" transcription by J. Stolfi from unidentified scan. # # Asterisks are "weirdoes". Note that the repetition # is not perfect: # "I" in the first period becomes "c" in the rest, # "j" in the first period becomes "m" in the rest, # "f" in the first two periods becomes "d" in the other two. # # &169 = "Lo^" with "o" above the "L" # &170 = like "h" with top detached # &171 = gallows with three loops # &172 = upside-down lambda # &I = first half of "ih" # # The {|} marks the period boundaries # First period: # o-l-d-r-v-x-k-k-f-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!- *{&172}-{|}o-l-d-r-v-x-k-m-f-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}-{|}o-l- d-r-v-x-k-k-p-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}-{|}o-l-d-r-v-x-k-k-p- *{&169}-t-r-*{&169}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-r!!!!!!-n- o-l-d-r-v-x-k-m-f-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-*{&I}- *{&172}-{|}o-l-d-r-v-x-k-m-f-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}-{|}o-l- d-r-v-x-k-m-p-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}-{|}o-l-d-r-v-x-k-m-p- *{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}!!- o-l-j-r-v-x-k-m-f-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-*{&I}- *{&172}-{|}o-l-d-r-v-x-k-m-f-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}-{|}o-l- d-r-v-x-k-m-p-*{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}-{|}o-l-d-r-v-x-k-m-p- *{&169}-t-r-*{&170}-*{&171}-y-c!!!!-*{&172}!!- ## {} # Third ring # Last edited on 1998-12-08 02:21:13 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by John Grove # "U" transcription by J. stolfi from unidentified scans. # # &172 = upside down lambda # daiin.otey.ofchey.shes.o.d.okchod!!.o.l.okeeol.dkedar.o!f.aros.s.y.chedaiin.k.ec hty.x.doe!dal.vo.tchor.cs.tedas.dal.*{&172}.daiin.aiin.otyl.daro.v= daiin.otey.ofchey.shes.o.d.okchod.l.o.l!!keeol.dkedar.o!f.aros.r.y.chedaiin.k.ch ety.x.docodal.vo.tchor.sh.tedar.dal.*{&172}.daiin.aiin.otal.daro.v= daiin.otey.ofchey.shes.o.d.okchod.l.o.l!!keeol.dkedar.o,f.aros.r.y.chedaiin.k.ch ety.x.docodal.vo.tchor.sh.tedar.dal.*{&172}.daiin.aiin.otal.daro.v= # ## {} # Inner ring of text, clockwise from the wide NW gap. # Last edited on 1998-12-08 09:59:07 by stolfi # # "V" translation by John Grove # "U" tranlation by J. stolfi from unidentified scan. # # Weirdos: # # &170 = like "h" with top detached (#13 of the 17-element sequence) # &171 = gallows with three loops (#14 of the 17-element sequence) # &I = first half of "ih" (#16 of the 17-element sequence) # &^ = top half of "y" # # The notation {#NN} means item NN of the 17-element sequence, i.e. # # The first "o" actually lies just before the NW radial line # o.v.l.r.m.aiin.d.*{&170}.c!!!!.f.s.y.l.k.x.l.r.*{&171}.ar.o.s.*!!!!.t.l.s!!!.d.y .!!ar.teodar.otodar.sheky.otchody.x!s!l= o.v.l.r.m.aiin.d.*{&170}.c!!!!.f.s.y.l.k.x.l.r.*{&171}!ar.o.r.*!!!!.t.l.s{?}.d.y .d!ar.teodar.otadal.shcky!oteeody.x.r.l= o.v.l.r.m.aiin.d.*{&170}.c{&I}.f.r.y.l.k.x.l.r.*{&171},ar.o,r.*{&^}.t.l.s!!!.d.y .d,ar.teodar.otadal.sheky.otchody.x.r.l= # ## {} # Labels: human figures inside inner circle # Last edited on 1998-12-08 09:22:28 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by John Grove # "U" transcription by J.Stolfi from unidentified scan # # southern side facing away olkchdal= olkchdal= olkchdal= # # eastern side facing forward, holding round object oparairdly= oparairdly= oparairdly= # # western side facing forward otardaly= otardaly= otardaly= # # northern side facing away otodarod= otodaram= otodaram= # ## {} # Labels: four directions? # Last edited on 1998-12-08 09:59:55 by stolfi # # "V" transcription by John Grove # "U" trancription by J.Stolfi from unidentified scan # # northeast (towards the "otodaram" nymph) oralaror= aralarar= ara*arar= # # southeast (towards the "oparairdly" nymph) okchoy= okeely= oka!ly= # # southwest (towards the "olkchdal" nymph) ocfhor.okear= o!fhal.okear= ocfhor.okear= # # northwest (towards the "otardaly" nymph) ackaldy= alkaldy= alkaldy= #