Answer · Voynich Manuscript
Each scribe ran the procedure in his own way
The scribes composed the text by executing a procedure individually, leaving hand-specific traces: each scribe's own bias in choosing between variant spellings, and his own transition and error profile.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts test partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- within one section and language
- scribes differ in the share of each variant (ch/sh
- k/t
- o/a
- e/ee
- y/dy
- in/iin
- ain/aiin
- l/r
- d/s
- ol/or) beyond a null that shuffles scribe labels across pages; glyph-bigram and near-twin-substitution profiles differ likewise
Evidence 1 for · none against
The hands are interchangeable in variant choice
FOREstablished · weighs some · F-024
Tested by 1 run
| Run | Measured | Result | Against | Decision | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUN-021 | herbal B, scribes 2/3/5: variant-choice G (z vs page-shuffled null); bigram JS z; near-twin substitution JS z | G z=1.2 p=0.087; bigram z=6.88 p=0.0; twin z=1.97 p=0.023 | Null: scribe labels shuffled across pages within section and language (300 draws) | See note | 22 Oct |
The questions it answers
Most likelyEach scribe ran the procedure in his own way
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Each scribe ran the procedure in his own way [Answer ANS0D8FZYCY0BJC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8FZYCY0BJC
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title = {Each scribe ran the procedure in his own way},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D8FZYCY0BJC},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8FZYCY0BJC}
}