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Page: f73v Title: "Sagittarius"
Description:

Six faint, mostly concentric, mechanically drawn circles delimit
three rings of text. At 09:30 there is a wider gap in the middle
ring and a radial stroke (a modern scribble on the copy?) cutting
across the outer ring.

Inside the inner circle is a beardless human figure, apparently
smiling, walking Westward. The figure (possibly, but not
necessarily male) is wearing a hat with round rim and a long veil
or plume falling down the back, to the waist.:e also wears a
shirt with ring collar and broad sleeves, closed at the wrist; a
flaring skirt, with heavy pleats, down to knee level; and boots to
mid-leg.

The figure is holding an armed crossbow, pointing forward and down.

Between the figure's feet is an almost illegible word, possibly
"oct" in lowercase Latin alphabet (with a "t" resembling EVA "c")

Between the rings of text, there are two bands of naked figures
("nymphs"), 10 in the inner one and 16 in the outer one. There
are 4 additional nymphs standing on top of the outer ring of text.
Most of them are female (with breasts and shoulder-long hair).

Each nymph is holding or pointing to a star.

There is a label just clockwise of each nymph.

Comments:


Paragraph: S0
Labels on stars, Sagittarius, not in circle
Last edited on 1998-12-10 01:08:29 by stolfi

Transcribed clockwise

1: okol

2: oteody

3: oteody

4: cheody

Paragraph: R1
outer ring of text
Last edited on 1998-12-10 01:07:30 by stolfi

Transcribed clockwise from faint radial stroke at 10:00
(which may be apocryphal).

1: otoar ykeody okodeey qopchey opaiin qoteedy dpy otedy csedy qokeody cheor!al okedal oteody shedy otesal!od air chy ykchs aly y!keol y!dys opchey dy toly chfaikch! ytedar echy qokeey oty yteedy choldy qokalaiin ykaipy orary {stroke}

Paragraph: S1
Labels on stars, Sagittarius, outer ring
Last edited on 1998-12-11 13:59:24 by stolfi

Transcribed clockwise from nymph with stretched left arm at 10:30

1: okeody

2: sheol

3: odees


4: ecsy

5: ykeor

6: opals

7: ykeody

8: okeody

9: ypaiin

10: yfaiin y

11: ofcheesy

12: oraiiny

13: ykeeody

14: okeos

15: ykeear

16: qokeoly

Paragraph: R2
middle ring of text
Last edited on 1998-12-10 01:08:00 by stolfi

Transcribed clockwise from extra-wide gap at 10:00

1: oteotor alshy oteolain chokeedam otody qoty shedy chdy tchol oteody cheytey choty okey dy okecholy otey chodaiin chey okchdy saly ar daly {gap}

Paragraph: S2
Labels on stars, Sagittarius, inner band
Last edited on 1998-12-11 13:59:50 by stolfi

Transcribed clockwise atarting after wide gap at 10:30

1: ched

2: oky

3: oi!air

4: okal

5: ykey

6: ykeeo

7: okeod!

8: ykey

9: ypal

10: otedy

Paragraph: R3
inner ring of text
Last edited on 1998-12-10 01:08:17 by stolfi

Transcribed clockwise from wider gap and radial stroke at 09:00

1: otedchor alar olkcho oto lam okees chory ytaly ylaly otasam {gap}