# Is the codex a nineteenth-century forgery or hoax? · Rohonc Codex > Three answers have been proposed. The codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of. leads, with evidence 2 for: partly supported… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31M61938/is-the-codex-a-nineteenth-century-forgery-or-hoax Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:58:36+00:00 --- **0** # Is the codex a nineteenth-century forgery or hoax? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·Part of [What kind of writing system is the Rohonc Codex written in?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in)·3 answers·0·0 following **Most likely: the codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of** Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted. ## Where it stands Three answers have been proposed. The codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of. leads, with evidence 2 for: partly supported by its tests. Two are still possible. ## Why it matters The suspicion that Sámuel Literáti Nemes forged it shaped Hungarian scholarship for a century and would, if true, make the decipherment a reading of a hoax⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of). ## Answers 3 [**The codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E396C41YE/the-codex-was-written-in-the-sixteenth-century-on-the-paper) Partly supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E39XT3BP4/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Sámuel Literáti Nemes made the codex before 1838.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/answers/ANS0D0E38EY7MMR/samuel-literati-nemes-made-the-codex-before-1838) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 2 against Disputed ## History 1. 2010[Láng puts forward: sámuel Literáti Nemes made the codex before 1838.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of) 1. 2010[Láng: no external evidence links Nemes to the codex; his forgeries were short and imitated real scripts.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D8MRPJT4ZVJ/why-dont-we-decipher-an-outdated-cipher-system-the-codex-of)Against: Sámuel Literáti Nemes made the codex before 1838. 1. 2023[Király puts forward: the codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2W8A36DK/a-rohonci-kodex-teologiai-karaktere-kozismert-es) 1. 2023[Király: ink analysis is reported as consistent with the sixteenth century.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2W8A36DK/a-rohonci-kodex-teologiai-karaktere-kozismert-es)Against: Sámuel Literáti Nemes made the codex before 1838. 1. 2023[Király: the paper is 1530s Italian and the colophon as read gives 1593.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D0E2W8A36DK/a-rohonci-kodex-teologiai-karaktere-kozismert-es)For: The codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31M61938/is-the-codex-a-nineteenth-century-forgery-or-hoax%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31M61938/is-the-codex-a-nineteenth-century-forgery-or-hoax%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31M61938/is-the-codex-a-nineteenth-century-forgery-or-hoax%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31M61938/is-the-codex-a-nineteenth-century-forgery-or-hoax%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E31M61938/is-the-codex-a-nineteenth-century-forgery-or-hoax%23add-source) Where it fits Rohonc Codex [**What kind of writing system is the Rohonc Codex written in?** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/rohonc-codex/questions/QST0D0E30WR2G0X/what-kind-of-writing-system-is-the-rohonc-codex-written-in)Key question · most likely the signs are a constructed code in which most signs stand for words or notions, with numerals and a calendar… **Is the codex a nineteenth-century forgery or hoax?** You're here · the codex was written in the sixteenth century on the paper it is made of [ Ask a question under this one ]