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Voynich manuscript, Rohonzi Codex and dozens more ancient encrypted manuscripts constantly excite our imagination: what Are secrets hidden on these unread pages? What knowledge hiding behind obscure characters? One of those mysterious documents have recently been decrypted.
The capital of alchemists and sorcerers
This is what the German city of Kassel was considered for hundreds years. Alchemists, magicians, sorcerers of all stripes and varieties, members mysterious societies from masons to Rosicrucians have chosen this town. University library of the small town of Kassel (196.000 inhabitants) is considered one of the most significant in Germany. The basis of her compiles the public city library, founded in the 16th century. Here is a manuscript of a German poem dated X in.
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Not surprisingly, among others, documents are stored in the library, to read which is impossible or whose meaning is hidden by allegories. Until recently, one of these documents was the so-called. “Magic tablets “- an encrypted manuscript of the XVIII century, 90 pages of which filled with obscure icons reminiscent of the Arabic script. Long no one was involved in decoding the manuscript. It was implied that this matter can be done only by specialists in Arab culture and language, and there were no such people in Kessel with fire. And that was the most important mistake.
Decryption of the manuscript
Brigitte Pfail (deputy head of the library manuscripts department) and Sabina Ludemann (head of the Hessian book department meetings) made the assumption that the encrypted “tablets” written in German, and Arabic script – nothing more than ancient author’s attempt to mislead the uninitiated in secrets Alchemists and magicians.
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The assumption turned out to be true: analysis showed that the language the manuscript fits perfectly into the linguistics of the Old German language, the author simply replaced the letters of the German alphabet with icons, stylized as arabic symbols.
After the “code” was cracked, things went awesome speed. A 90-page manuscript that has been invoking for centuries researchers have reverence, has been transcribed for several weeks.
Handbook for the Sorcerer
“Magic Tablets” turned out to be a guide for magicians, a collection of spells for calling spirits and a detailed description of the mystical rituals. One spell must be cast strictly at 3 a.m. (otherwise spirit will not come), the other is only in the middle of the stones circle (the spirit is terrible and powerful, can kill its caller sorcerer). Called spirits will help to find wealth, find love shining lady, recover from a fatal affliction.
Employees at Kassel University Library are happy and proud his discovery. However, the question is whether they tried using “Magic tablets” to summon spirits, with a laugh they answered that in they don’t believe such nonsense. However, if the manuscript itself is free Anyone can get acquainted, its translation is not available. And that leads to certain thoughts. There is no smoke without fire.
Those who want to know the contents of the Voynich manuscript, etc. mysterious manuscripts, let us disappoint: deciphering the “Magical tablets “rather an exception than a rule. So what are forbidden secrets hide these secret documents we will not find out soon. If just find out at all.
Posted by Klim Podkova
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