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Do earlier readings survive the evidence?

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A gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle.
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A gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle.qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.

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Likely: Best supported so far, not yet confirmedA gallows glyph (t/k, Currier P/F) opens each entry as a discourse particle.

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

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Still possible: Not tested enough to call either wayqo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.

qo- (Currier 4o) is a definite article or nominal prefix.

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Still possible: Not tested enough to call either wayCurrier A and B are two registers of one language, not two languages or dialects.

Currier A and B are two registers of one language, not two languages or dialects.

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Still possible: Not tested enough to call either wayA constructed philosophical language (v0.1)

The text is a constructed (philosophical) language with categorical prefixes, in the tradition of Llull's combinatorics, used for a scholastic encyclopaedia.

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Ruled out: The evidence contradicts itPharmacy labels carry planet roots

Labels in the pharmaceutical section carry planet roots (Merc-, Satur-, Iupit-, Ven-, Sol-, Lun-) that classify the preparations by planet.

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Ruled out: The evidence contradicts itThe zodiac names recur as section headers in the recipe section (ff. 103-116), confirming…

The zodiac names recur as section headers in the recipe section (ff. 103-116), confirming a blind prediction.

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Ruled out: The evidence contradicts itThe rosette fold-out is a six-zone world map in al-Idrisi's climate tradition.

The rosette fold-out is a six-zone world map in al-Idrisi's climate tradition.

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Ruled out: The evidence contradicts itThe 180-220 labelled bathers of ff. 80-84 are the 360 degrees or decans of a zodiacal…

The 180-220 labelled bathers of ff. 80-84 are the 360 degrees or decans of a zodiacal therapeutic system.

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Ruled out: The evidence contradicts itZodiac 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.

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Ruled out: The evidence contradicts itAn astrological-medical compendium (v0.1)

The book is an astrological-medical compendium organised on Picatrix-style planetary correspondences.

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