VMs: Re: Hebrew Kabbalistic Cryptography

[Luis Vélez <legal1@xxxxxxxxx>]

About four months ago, Donald Goddell wrote:


> > These symbols bear a curious resemblance at times to the Voynich sigils,
> > e.g. the system used in 4Q298 for the Aramaic letter "vav" closely
> resembles
> > the VMS sigil for EVA [f]; also the Cryptic 4Q298 code for the Aramaic
> > letter "Quph" is the same as the Voynich sigil for EVA [d] (i.e.
> resembling
> > the modern Arabic numeral 8); the Cryptic 4Q298 coded letter for Aramaic
> > "tav" resembles the VMS sigil for EVA [p]:  the Crytpic 4Q298 coded letter
> > for Aramaic " 'ayin " is similar to the VMS sigil for EVA [c]; 4Q298
> Cryptic
> > Aramaic letter "Kaph" is the same symbol as the VMS sigil for EVA [o]:
> 4Q298
> > Cryptic sign for Aramaic "mem" is similar to the VMS sigil for EVA [m} and
> > finally, the EVA [q] which resembles a tall numeral "4" is similar to the
> > 4Q298 Cryptic coded letter for Aramaic "tet".
> >
> > This may suggest (but only "may" suggest) that the originator of the VMS
> > sigil-cypherbet might have had some contact with Aramaic/Hebrew
> Caballistic
> > coded cyphers used in antiquity and developed/morphed over time through
> the
> > Middle Ages (even the Dead Sea Scroll sect re-emerged as the Karaites
> before
> > the year 1000).
>

In light of the recent exchanges re: Tree (Finding), this is an avenue definitely worth exploring further. Nick, I know at first it seemed remote, but I think it makes sense to explore this further? I bet Donald did not find the 'finding' all that surprising, after all.


Luis