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[voynich] 600 Ducat Scam



Welcome to the group, Jim, and a happy new year to everyone else.

I too, on occasion, tend towards the '600 Ducat Scam' theory, and I 
feel it warrants some serious investigation.  I have a number of 
obvious questions which need to be addressed :

[1] What was 600 ducats actually worth?  Would such an amount be 
reasonable compensation for an endeavour which obviously took 
the 'hoaxer(s)' a vast amount of time, patience and ingenuity?  What 
would the vellum and inks have cost (surely not inexpensive items)?   
If each page of the MS took a mere two hours to complete, we still 
have 500 man hours of solid work involved.  If the most dilligent of 
scribes scratched away at the vellum for 12 hours a day, he would 
need to invest over forty days in the pursuit. Would, therefore, 
the 'hoaxer(s)' - seemingly well-educated and literate - have been 
better off using their skills in another manner?  Could a purchase 
even have been guaranteed?

I am no historian, so I will allow anybody who feels more qualified 
to answer the above.  

[2] Another consideration is that, if the MS is a hoax, HOW can it 
positively be proved to be such?  The fact that we cannot read it, 
and that the best minds have failed to read it, is simply not 
sufficient.  Are there any known criteria for assessing such things?  
If not, suggestions please...

As a small experiment, I would ask you all to consider the text 
below.  Before you ask, I made it and I know what it is and I have no 
intention of passing it off as anything other than a 'test pattern'.  
At the end of this month I will explain what it is, but in the 
meantime I would invite you to try and answer the following 
question :  IS THIS A CIPHER (i.e. a real language) OR A HOAX?  I 
would be particularly interested in how any conclusions are arrived 
at.  Hopefully, any feedback will help us to answer point [2] above :-

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Nag Zamoror Meza
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Sas esi jag nag zamoror meza, isegi 1972 azadopa droke podimam 
[Martin Graham].  Tar kanod arome, tha avadeha, mazolez molo geha 
vasa giv inama gonimam hokidos shonala.  Mehal bono egoneho, hodra 
ladenen rodehal no modes.  Ak lok honebol kenogia hebe an imab. 

Pal ok go vagi dado, ata ale rad sime loha lonabigamo.  Les mo pono 
ak pav emis akomolo abon pon mabakav baga.  Va enad lagisiapan 
ireroshari, man ag sad der solebirata ram keva kenolat;

1. Dradraz egr zalo ina akone romon maronok debar.
2. Va lev ralan isim damarod anovaronal me ladazon.
3. Rola geba oko bak anev sod rimolev.
4. Ava tipasis dakakes gokaral mim ma masaron, og ram zatanig lap 
nadehaprol, onorale, isanalolar itara pit dano keshola.  Am dopogra 
asharoraro shonagaber.  Om anaradr hamamom anagi monagog pin ke har 
amarano dosonal.
5. Val meho amakoma iat gepamal par shod mabe.

Gishepa zota ipohage no kasemeprak daritha ograr adoha mage.  Sigr 
saseban kaponak palonosode.  Ka di ehakr, shanaka kon gako sehok, 
maki mebi agoz banosehalo (mom pran gebanakebo) kesarak.  Es karokom 
sema isama.  Rarak iak monarolegr, anos not ibem ama mak, lesagia ake 
imam poradap.  So seshono danalar magizageso naderonaso ane kanal, 
lesavak kena rasokon.  Ron idro ad sezro, ri onomamagis, rat 
amemamavat.

Pal atis avadaranon, kagamagrab kinom.  Sa mirom arar san mokogar, 
esozara grazi mabi.  Mara monadro, miag kok ama ser segimonara iseva. 

Ho arasona adev nab ros computer, hadev po sebovakipa him.  Alod 
ivalebrado ala dab aramaka, sad okrasok iso kadadal paralomale 
lerirad.  Ava oda si leb gakosinake, ok anaba ado dag.  Esha ano sen 
sagi eboseha.

1. Mebr Kanolesake 

Nola okal is reg gad omo vabonap.  Mama shazada shin me sabinom segen 
arak.  San mis lenonatosi, jas ba no rokrale kegi nev adra.  Mas er 
kralage mosonop abim.  Ota ig ab reh.  Kad ra gego okra, oz isamiaz 
adisemanon - ke ado bez ohom agadevameh, drag jamag madr hazodon 
leno.  Mama okrad kava tadi, alamanebep pev dozrada mego.  Ge lesam 
segitomara dama; son tapo, va isosagrira, ragin ari lim ravasaloma, 
ma mapa megok, mata odenena, isen no adehi zo, na oralanadri, is ala 
dena, adaba kebadem, mag valasamodo remibehara.  Vameb nadaradabo; 
agep idresha seponomago, alo monalim, gepo nanarad laka, tala 
agarage, sebonon alonasa darabar. Vial nonad keba [Justin Tyne] ja 
jako manatar [Marie West] hada paramam ka ehan mor pagodeb, kevalen 
seho (1980) zor dima zode.  Lon denonogala sholi rakagadoma, momoval 
va da rama me. Ad kol nonasabimi razaz, ese omakoni bishiraral brak 
dezorabako. 

Vagod meralehath me ponal agit lono.  Arad zoronazono napomeb sez, 
pona shas epadepi mad hononagigo sas, nev jas oma shal honipit.  
Lalades apasoso ke gakra, gi kona ro noke gamamag.  Sam jaba gizol 
ideshaz do magehanagr.  Rabo sadegon sotirakona adradebora, ho nan 
motinon priteho havadagoma.

Zan tab heranadala, azo daloshabon aran kol.  Anop sase gamebon 
jagazag aseh senenol, oma sebonalemi, sote alaz lebe leroz, iadan 
gipom olara po. 

2. Azala Arebr Lerabaloma 

Olon alapase dev ak maba United Kingdom olenena sopo, tarabon mabinar 
nar kabanag malinal.  Makonav agiat ison rararanari, kohe nisakon 
akalita.  Nala zib malehan izom kran, gebesan la jag len va 
sakoseshop.

Iam mara ranoramoha neba.  Tin ok kon oral poh ko gro pra (1982) 
onase keha noha konog.  Na ovis ko gon eba nag soke, jam gono anon 
boha.  Bar ad tir konisak disalem, kosh kira, ka ononezi, mathego. 
Graham Martin ith izo ja imanadi osan, mag kal, mag ra, inomama 
dagatam kam.  Ada rad ebes gol nenodeh, gegimon genak adisi abag, 
krison evisodapra dego.

3. Olos Anale 

Val ina omen mako logebal kral, ziak keb epin, gegezan sera bromano;

Lav shok dr sese iadepon
Gra so nodalem ono koh
Avarana jarapom me ebr
Gepakit rona oleh [ol]

Tisavad lasonak ja kadra
Ovimalo len igi lom bole
Asa kip thora dramono son nabra
Amianonana marodonoda de

Isog dran dododranak vavasig
Himehokith bagi nebi panerakano
Jo kosa zon dimia ron go galasep
Vav nane pavarad am varodonise

Al malagolola irag gamokad
Sol jar de gro epakimokro 
Esevanisha lalesiz non kiman
Mon talo nonomam dinatalesa

[Kohanonapa Arara, 1903]

Janonal taro shaleho, ges geno rab.  Dav dehebrageb, mak on in ro 
lad 'gepakit' avadath 'gepakat' mehia 'gepakak' im no nara 
janagimada.  Daka desan ni done iagim lodehegono ishageh, paragem 
komo mas.  So gala kotad avav gesa, namadod tenogid sesh.  Ka imago 
dro maga gas hanit - rakegis bon ranokradep - nal nipiser ses kimapal 
thakepomal nialima denom.  Ino pragimaras hasezra az zozo marad, 
vanemam tena nonopad. Raromogale Kazotev (1984) seh kanamehabo same, 
da kipe nodroko galonon galabralad pian.  As bizonar bino lazri heg 
laman;

"Somag adol magomad nam rarokonade, laka seh sapogim asavironab.  
Okirapa atap iso tag dag.  Va mazen ibom, se modalemene nasokim.  
Igin lebisisema les onaloma risemad, kes ado mab ta konagitona mena."

Ok vak sogarosoma agag bam ganabra, honokeh sesamad nonov nesis 
donageg.  Hakad zrana sonol nagigav, bon erisevabra tidazos dakibev.  
Li sohad nag kes rar evanata, git ba dizisesana pabes piprage 
sitezoh.  Jamaleh ehi pod dro Hikayat Bayan Budiman sava Malahis 
managrarap, onebravakr koprava laman;

"Hatta beberapa lama-nya pada suatu hari maka tuan puteri anak 
baginda itu turun bermain-main ka-taman bunga.  Maka ia berjalan 
hampir sa-pohon kayu bunga : tiba-tiba keluar-lah sa-ekor ular dari 
bawah pohon bunga itu lalu di-pagut-nya ibu kaki tuan puteri itu.  
Maka dengan sa-ketika itu juga tuan puteri itu pun rebah pengsan 
terhantar tiada khabarkan diri-nya, saperti orang mati laku-nya"

Ama nadatalale mazop sonavam ishadeg jaga.  Ak gono ara haka lo omo, 
agr meba she nani gim aronomegoh, manag parot onolano ipos toko.  
Dapro Malahis roma, gr manabol ales ohapabo Malahisa ar no onom gro 
radanan.  Pen imo homap 1600 namag egaka, joval masen arabono adr 
shad.  Ka dag hake jav kitos lerolia lehonon gehokadale, oganago oma 
olip jamaleb.  Mar isi inaloma parot denol tezomab, ishador kasis, 
vazo lab derad zodep - jasebisoda bebalep. 

4. Keb Onalate Raso Hag

La gra mano zog rago akep, lazo anoha de daronas shapo, ma bra 
meronoh.  So rama dro ozr thomono, binamod ita esi lo kode.  So map 
zon oneprat neberireva, pat jazosibado ogat kivalab.  Kana donepes 
inavada jago dama shonale levanod madigov topeb makos avapota droriso 
ko broma;

Dra gara dana onalate raso hag
Sokro krok zozo garibas ma
Gama dezalam mar em brararo ka
Gonarak gakozeh mima kral 
Epot seva rakinin mabager baro

['Mashalesis' 11:12, Kohanonapa Arara, 1907]

Jalegar beh den epa la Mashalesis azononadro, jakesag 11:8 sash 
kom 'zodashe ke geshara akoniso' varem kabalarava, anatero levir ra.  
Ma iakramadom ale om, son itavava makrash zono.  Bab zid na anon 
Arara vado, arala am irimakigan odal reva. Segi zom kebanepera 
nomabra, kam hasisogona jaro lole.  Abros eha ovan la barimas kol, 
zra sebr adag aleregi, lozro kolohehala marananeva mezod.  Ami kar va 
zona don, gerazok raka bi simal anishol.  Vama makabro esa leha 
kitesoz, isesama gishati sale gana.  Mar agogoziath dozia gido, ramak 
akam no ziroh halas noso.  Ase nab ide mam jago ja nad, atha otesati 
ish ono dap eva. 

Rav on rapa esonavizop vamaravada, ohanakr nas in hebo keg esogonazer 
kigimem vinodad.  Shisi kib mala Malahis jaro hoko zo, dev ehe lep lo 
miv miso sala.  Des rag si min le kra dagam rava, ode podad, ataraka, 
agisebabom eha.  Oniz jam salot ses meva adebomo, donakiz pane 
varanad mat iaras apokalegir.  Ag esimako raram drit keva asaproh;

i.   Zosidas shag dakadod tinimagron nada.
ii.  Aro agram kalebirero poma, tero mav tesem ani poga tol shin 
mololasiso zoporataro, labizom ga sha      rim savan apo.  Oga dad 
tebovadepi oneheshalo, levalonole iso zodenanish kirogag.
iii. Zoha nona onehaka ipopara hat.  Gimakeg hanagot al gim dagi raka.
iv.  Raneh zira ase sakrabi ko pon, anak ish kab git go ban 
remosisago gonenamara arabaradan. 
v.   Enol adimalalia onal naderonaso zomalas. 

Christopher Darke (1948) lesisig zog lo avako aro mem rokonan, osen 
lamakra sh kosh ehoziva bran, gava rana konanav dalev levi.  Akeh 
vako rava eba, lemat raz inamemo roterod me.  Va dr kab midr 
narepon/semal (kan lal semal gebrola narepon) takizon dizinarodi.  
Pan magegot is as na sena madevam ladr, rasebag dara gagrakonon 
hare.  Lora arep Darke jaro iserado dama - P V - mehabalema - L (R) - 
padisho.  Bon aga mata kalor noma, rap lorar latonak madodepokr.  
Nalamal ralegit, ar asomasi imomone heno, ha non marabep.  Se jana to 
az gribomo ge kipa onat isid bide avadehonas.

Al sad apo nani, vama salapom saval nokr inab sim daz dramaza, sir 
nakopomole avadehonon male Darke dokeharage.  Ra malokosone 
gishavanad siprona keb, ako sotalal van iso.  Anam hor badr katha; 
makrakonok sapasha, pra lehadohige hag zola, tamo hes, kop pr mamarad 
teb dadr lenalam kono.  Nabararapa saramomeba asokako, ig sam nona 
(R) bese kak ipo lavig (L).  Vadr genevas iadam lebigeroso esesogo, 
dodebin okon ba saki sh hidebid, po irok pebebag alodibabin *SEM(L); 

	L - (L) - (R) - R - 

Adra de grakido bos, vas var bola daro mag.  Ab ro nalemar leho pogi, 
den granoki nesi mege todarazron bosinapeno lenol.  Krar iad son jara 
jal ataro - gep sha so zoginokrop onol boso talevamade, son bana dakr 
bezaras ozovadr - isa seshagital za raromal tonoloviva ak.  Ran bra 
magim nam kis, aro jashonanav desis shab kr monavar.  Lol isha shan 
sam age zrok ola simeh, iso zo tanokan tara od iamo vadoson. Avas 
pake ro noha ir mak sarar-reshath, nat iadolesono aro leban 
bimagemasa makok. Kozolon paponoh drog ol sidad rakizagral jad.  
Rashine dok kovakot, pagepon gig, rog shak on se ego padom.  

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By the way - the revised transcription stuff I promised for Christmas 
did not materialize because I was drunk.  There, I admit it.  It will 
be here by the end of the month.  Really.

Best of luck,

Rob Hicks


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