Page: f72r3   Title: "Cancer"


This page spans the two outermost recto panels of an eight-panel
fold-out. (The outermost panel is about 1/3 the width of a normal
one.)

Attributes:

Language: ? (Currier)
Hand: ? (Currier)
Subsets: Z (Rene), zod (Stolfi)
Subject: zodiac
Colors: ??? (Reeds)

Description:

(Beware that the scanned image is upside down.)

Four concentric rings of text (units "C1" through "C4", from
outside in), bounded by eight faint mechanically drawn circles,
roughly centered on the page. Circles 5 and 6 (from the outside)
are spaced apart almost twice as much as the other pairs. The
outermost text ring runs over the crease on the left side of the
panel, and into the diagram of f72r2; for that reason the text is
interrupted between 08:00 and 10:00. The middle ring of text:as a
decorated "notched square" at 09:00, and the innermost text ring
has a wider word break at 08:55.

In the centre there is a pair of lobster-like creatures seen from
above. The one at the top is light-colored and facing East, the
bottom one is dark and facing West. Below them is a non-Voynichese
word, in a:eavier:and than the other text in the page.

The rings of text delimit three circular bands, containing (from
outside in) respectively 12, 11, and 7:uman figures or "nymphs",
i.e. 30 in total. There is a label just clockwise of each figure
(text units "Z", "Y", "X", from outside in).

Some figures are:ardly visible due to the poor copy quality. All
figures seem to be naked, except for occasional:eadgear (hat,
bonnet, diadem, and one crown). They are standing (radially, with
the:ead outwards), in 3/4 view (between frontal and facing
clockwise). Some:ave visible breasts, some don't. Most are
holding a star with the right:and; the left:and is generally on
the:ip. Some stars:ave "tails".

The following table summarizes the nymph and star attributes.:ere
"cw" means clockwise, "ccw" counterclockwise. The "brst" column
says whether the figure:as visible female breasts.

band label place tail dir brst notes
------- ----- ----- ---- --- ---- ------------------------------
outer Z.1 10:00 yes cw ?
outer Z.2 10:30 yes cw yes
outer Z.3 11:00 yes cw no right:and:olding ring?
outer Z.4 00:00 no cw no
outer Z.5 00:45 no cw no
outer Z.6 01:30 yes cw yes
outer Z.7 02:15 yes cw yes
outer Z.8 03:45 yes cw yes
outer Z.9 05:00 yes cw yes
outer Z.10 06:15 yes cw yes
outer Z.11 07:00 no cw yes
outer Z.12 08:00 yes cw ?

middle Y.1 10:00 yes ccw no
middle Y.2 11:00 yes cw yes
middle Y.3 00:00 no cw ?
middle Y.4 01:00 no cw no
middle Y.5 01:45 yes cw yes
middle Y.6 02:30 no cw ?
middle Y.7 03:15 ? cw yes
middle Y.8 05:00 yes cw yes
middle Y.9 06:30 yes cw yes
middle Y.10 08:00 yes cw yes
middle Y.11 08:45 ? cw yes

inner X.1 09:30 no cw yes
inner X.2 10:30 no cw yes
inner X.3 00:00 no cw yes
inner X.4 01:15 no cw ?
inner X.5 03:05 yes cw yes crowned
inner X.6 06:00 yes cw yes
inner X.7 07:30 yes cw yes

Comments:

The two lobsters are probably a symbol for Cancer.
Cancer is July 7 to August 11 (?).

Note the switch from two bands of nymphs + overflow (as in f72r2)
to three bands of figures.

The decorated square suggests the text rings are to be read
starting at 09:00 or so.

Paragraph: R1
outermost text ring
Last edited on 1998-12-09 18:45:29 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Starting from gap at 09:00 (where the ring runs into panel f72r2).

1: ok{fold}eey cheky oteo ykeey chedaiin okeeol cheeor chocthar ar oteody oteedy okeolaiin oteey okar!ar ***{fold}*dy {gap}sheol al alaiiin okeos olaiin okos okeo*ar otes sar aiin chekaithhy chokees oteedy chekar okar ch* ches os oiin okeeey cheey ches oteody cheal dy shocthy choteey ereoly oheol sheey chorain {fold}

Paragraph: S1
Labels on stars, Cancer, outer ring
Last edited on 1998-12-11 13:00:57 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Numbers by John Grove, from 09:00

10:00
1: ykolairol

10:30
2: olkalaiin

11:00
3: olalsy

00:00
4: or aiin am

00:45
5: os as sheeen

01:30
6: otos!aiin

02:15
7: opoiisooin al aes

03:45
8: ypaiin aloly

05:00
9: oteey daiin

06:15
10: oeeeodaiin

07:00
11: ofsholdy

08:00
12: opoeey okaiin


Paragraph: R2
second-outermost text ring
Last edited on 1998-12-11 13:57:55 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Starting from notched square at 09:00

1: otochedy otal okoey sheedy oteodar ykeolal ya r oteos cheo!l!aiin ykeeoly otaiin shear oiin or {fold}o* *o*a! sheokeor ote!ody !!!oekes otees !!oeteos dotsey se**or{fold} oteol shol cheem okeody sheol shey! shey!!sy sho!! teey cheor yoeteey okeeoy chy okeeo ykoly

Paragraph: S2
Labels on stars, Cancer, middle
Last edited on 1998-12-11 13:01:32 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Numbers by John Grove, from 09:00

10:00
1: olfsheoral

11:00
2: or alkam

00:00
3: ytairal

01:00
4: oeees aiin

01:45
5: ory

02:30
6: ochey fydy

03:15
7: ofais o s!eesaly

05:00
8: ykairaiin oiral

06:30
9: okala!r

08:00
10: orara

08:45
11: oeaiin olaikhy

Paragraph: R3
third text ring, from outside in
Last edited on 1998-12-09 18:51:22 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Starting from wider gap at 09:00

1: oteey arary eeer chem shses opchol!al!aiin oteeor am sheal otaipchy oteees ar am olaiin otedas olol !choty oteol sheshdy chedy chedy dy shes eedy sheol ch!y ckhol

Paragraph: S3
Labels on stars, Cancer, inner ring
Last edited on 1998-11-28 05:20:31 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Numbers by John Grove, from 09:00

09:00
1: oletal

10:30
2: opalal

00:00
3: yfary

01:15
4: osaiisal

03:05
5: ytoar shor

06:00
6: octho

07:30
7: oral

Paragraph: R4
fourth (innermost) text ring
Last edited on 1998-12-09 18:52:05 by stolfi

"U" transcription by J. Stolfi from scanned image.

Starting from wider gap at 09:00

1: okeo!s aiin olaiin oraiin octheol arl okeeody ote!os aiin !koly