VMs: Re: Barachias

[Luis Vélez <legal1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Professor Miller (no longer at UoM) writes:

> Your instincts are correct. There is no connection between your
> man Baresch and the Barachias [Nephi] of the Peiresc and Kircher
> correspondence. That name refers to a fictitious rabbi of the 9th
> century that Kircher invented to cover over his fabrication of a
> key to hieroglyphics.
> 
> In fact, there was a 9th century Alexandrian Christian source that
> discussed hieroglyphics, Eutychius, and the question is whether
> the manuscript might be an authentic version of that. This remains
> to be decided. But, in any event, no connection to your man. (You
> can breath sigh of relief.)