Re: VMs: positive identification

[william edmondson <w.h.edmondson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all.

My reading of the image is that the four figures might be labeled by 
the four 'words' not radially aligned.  Against that is the orientation 
of the text - which is not the 'right way up' for such labeling (in 
modern usage).

I'm struck, on that image, by the four times repeated string of symbols 
in the third ring of symbols out from the centre.  There seem to be 
some which are not in the 'normal' script - are they known from other 
symbols systems/sets?  To me the sets are of 16 symbols separated by 
the drunken spider symbol (1,4,7, and not quite 10  - o'clock).

Presumably others have debated this endlessly?

Cheers

William


On 2 Sep 2004, at 14:43, Marke Fincher wrote:

> BTW, is it the general impression that the top figure on f57v is
> *pointing* to the two labels, or are they actually *writing* them??
>
> My first impression was that the figure was writing them, and on
> closer inspection the right hand appears to hold something, perhaps
> a writing implement?   Or am I cocked-eyed? ;o)
>
> > ... we agreed that the person on the right is holding an egg in
> > his/her hand,
>
> Perhaps this page contains a recipe for an omelette???
>
> Marke
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Jan
> Sent: 02 September 2004 14:50
> To: vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Re: VMs: positive identification
>
>
> Hello,
>
> as for the sex of those four persons on f57v, we can  actually judge 
> it only
> by hairdoes -  but not
> being expert on those, I cannot tell.   The person on  the right is 
> either
> youngster or woman or the
> man with hair cut in the style of medieval time. The other interesting 
> thing
> is why two persons are
> facing the reader and the other two are not  - and the different 
> number of
> hands shown - but all
> that is probably unimportant. And yes, in our  discussion with Nick, we
> agreed that the  person on
> the right is holding an egg  in  his/her hand,
>
> jan
>
> ======= At 2004-09-02, 03:04:00 you wrote: =======
>
> > --- Marke Fincher <markefincher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > The female figure on the left of folio 57v is my
> > > girlfriend.
> > > This places the creation of the VMs to the late
> > > 1900's.
> > > I've asked her about it but she refuses to comment,
> > > which I suspect means it's true.
> > >
> > > :-)
> >
> > Well, as it is our duty to kill all good theories,
> > I should add to this that I just did a Google
> > search for 'Fincher Marke girlfriend' and it
> > did not turn up any relevant hits. Ergo, you
> > cannot have a girlfriend so this theory is wrong
> > and we can all go on pursuing our own theories.
> >
> > :-)  :-)
> >
> > Rene
> >
> >
> >
> >
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