# Zodiac labels spell the names of the signs

> Ruled out: Labels on the zodiac pages (ff. 70-73) spell the names of the signs: qotain Pisces, otchor Aries, shcamed Gemini, qodar Scorpio, nottbas…

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# Zodiac labels spell the names of the signs

Labels on the zodiac pages (ff. 70-73) spell the names of the signs: qotain Pisces, otchor Aries, shcamed Gemini, qodar Scorpio, nottbas Taurus, occtird Libra, obecand Capricorn, olpidag Sagittarius, spato Virgo.

**Ruled out** Answers **1** questionEarlier-draftTested0

## Where it stands

**Ruled out** None pieces of evidence for, two against.

## Evidence none for · 2 against

[None of the v0.1 readings occurs in any transliteration](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDV7A1Y6Q/none-of-the-v0-1-readings-occurs-in-any-transliteration)

Established · weighs heavily · F-042

AGAINST

[Zodiac labels drift from ot- to ok- across the cycle but carry no sign-specific marker;…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/evidence/EVD0D8GDTFW4MSC/zodiac-labels-drift-from-ot-to-ok-across-the-cycle-but-carry)

Supported · weighs some · F-039

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Do earlier readings survive the evidence?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGGDSG1RR0/do-earlier-readings-survive-the-evidence)

Part of [Can any of it be read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/questions/QST08JGFGG00CY7/can-any-of-it-be-read)

Most likelyA gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle

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[Session 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES08H5VC50788E/session-1-initial-analysis-of-a-subset-of-folios) · Mar 2026

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