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Tuesday, February 04, 2014

Has the Voynich Manuscript Been Deciphered?

A U.S. botanist studied the plants illustrated in the Voynich manuscript, pictured. He claims at least 37 of these 303 plants would have grown in Central America during the 15th and 16th century and believes the text is, therefore, written in the Aztec language of Nahuatl
For decades, researchers have been trying in vain to decipher ancient texts written on the Voynich manuscript - yet they may have been looking for inspiration in the wrong place.

A U.S. botanist studied illustrations of the plants throughout the 15th century book and pinpointed a number of them to the Central American region now known as Mexico.

Dr. Arthur Tucker claims at least 37 of the 303 plants would have grown in the region during the 15th and 16th century and believes the text is, therefore, written in the Aztec language of Nahuatl.

The Voynich manuscript was discovered in an Italian monastery in 1912 by book dealer Wilfred Voynich.The writing is so bizarre, sceptics have stated the book is a hoax or that the writing is nonsense.


    Carbon dating suggests the manuscript was created between approximately 1404 and 1438, during the Italian Renaissance.


    For more, see the Daily Mail.

    2 comments:

    1. For interested readers unfamiliar with the Aztec language of Nahuatl, you may visit the website of the Supreme Q (www.supremeq.com), AKA, "Order of Quetzalcoatl."

      Go to the "About Us" section and hit the link on "Terminology." There you will find a fascinating short introduction about the Nahuatl language and how it is used in one of our very unique Masonic related organizations for distinguished Shrine Nobles. :)

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