# Five scribes wrote the text

> Five scribes wrote the text (Davis 2020); scribe 1 writes Currier A, scribes 2, 3 and 5 write B.

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Evidence · Voynich Manuscript

# Five scribes wrote the text

Five scribes wrote the text (Davis 2020); scribe 1 writes Currier A, scribes 2, 3 and 5 write B.

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## What it bears on 1 answer

[No plaintext: composed freely by hand](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/answers/ANS0D8G04ZW0AK0/no-plaintext-composed-freely-by-hand)

Still possible · weighs some · H-TH-GLOSSOLALIA

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Five scribes wrote the text [Evidence EVD0D8GDHPM3VVE]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0D8GDHPM3VVE
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**EVD** 0D8GDHPM3VVE

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[Session 5](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/voynich-manuscript/sessions/SES0D8B8QS022BX/session-5-re-analysis-from-the-transliteration-book-v1-0) · 22 Oct 2026

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