Voynich manuscript is written in which language?

Correct answer: Unknown writing system

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Sandyberry
Sandyberry
if it's not been able to be read yet how do they know it goes from left to right?
UnderwaterAlly15205
UnderwaterAlly15205
They believe that they have finally cracked it in 2019. They have not deciphered the entire book yet but have successfully deciphered pages. If I remember correctly it was written by a nun in an obscure dialect and concerns herbal remedies.
Spectraaus
Spectraaus
Sandyberry, if it’s written in ink you can tell which way you’re pen is moving on the page as they’ll be slightly more in on the tail end of the word
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
If this is a completely incomprehensible document , it’s probably an instruction manual written by men for other men on how to use a washing machine. Just give it to a woman , she’ll sort it straight off
BigIronHooked
BigIronHooked
lily 21, Just recently, in 2019, there was a breakthrough on this manuscript. It was apparently written by a nun and contains medicinal and herbal information. Still not fully translated but they have deciphered pages.
Player #10639782
Player #10639782
call Indiana Jones. he'll know😄
OldGatekeeper56037
OldGatekeeper56037
lily 21, I recently read a Catherine Coulter book that featured this manuscript as part of the plot but very interesting!
RushMama2112
RushMama2112
Fascinating! I've never heard of it. Will definitely look more.
BluesRaconteur
BluesRaconteur
lily 21, The manuscript has been studied by many. One remarkable aspect about it... in spite of it being hand-written, there no errors, no erasures, no mistakes. YouTube has many videos on it.
Tofy
Tofy
I think it was a practical joke from a 14th renaissance genius; same as if I write a book full of meaningless symbols with some shape drawings and stuff...then 5 centuries later they found it and think it has the secrets of the universe... Organized doodles :)
Shauna
Shauna
As an autistic person I feel like if you put a few autistic people together we could solve it
Player #120374466
Player #120374466
Sandyberry, Capitalized letters at the beginning of the sentences?
Nic
Nic
Oooo ... I like a challenge. Let me at it!
Lionessa
Lionessa
Egyptologist Dr. Ranier Hannig has deciphered the Voynich Manuscript, and identified the language as Hebrew.
Thistle
Thistle
Sandyberry, Hi! If the text were written left to right, the left-hand margin on the page would be even (or straight). If it were written right to left, the right-hand margin would be even (or straight). Hope that helped.
Finesse👑
Finesse👑
Sandyberry, exactly what I was thinking
Potatoe Joe
Potatoe Joe
Apparently, it still hasn't been cracked. The theory proposed in 2019 supposedly falls to the same circular fallacy as others before it by using its own assumptions to support itself. I don't know. I'd never even heard of this before, I just went and researched it out of curiosity. That's what I love about this game, I either know the answer or learn it.
Eruditus
Eruditus
Sandyberry, how do they know it's not gibberish?
stef
stef
Sandyberry, if you have a look at letters leaning to the right side.
pauieee
pauieee
I WONDER WHAT'S THE HIDDEN MEANING
Jackie
Jackie
Player #25874027, silly it's telling men what they need to know about women. we are a mystery and so is the book
WDA
WDA
And the main reason why it's a unknown language system is because it hails from another planet within our own universe. Either from the planet Vulcan or even further out, such as the two Romulan capital planets of Romulus and Remus...
Mars V
Mars V
I’ve gotten to the point in this game where 95% of the questions are unanswerable. Good thing they give you lots of coins. Someone is having a great time asking ridiculous questions.
LimaOscarVictorEcho
LimaOscarVictorEcho
Player #10639782, better yet call professor Langdon from the Dan Brown books. professor Langdon knows symbology. he'll figure it out.
know nothing
know nothing
why not give it to AI to decipher?
Babz
Babz
Sandyberry, good point 😂
Clo
Clo
Player #45303196, unlike these comments!🤣
iain
iain
is there any literature or data tou could pass on about this particular subject?I'm very interesting in learning about these thing
gml
gml
Spectraaus, you don't know how often they dipped their feather pen ad ink or be lost in thought or maybe their fireplace was warmer at certain times a day so the ink dried faster.
gml
gml
Sandyberry, laugh out loud that is a really smart observation. I appreciate people will think out of the box. Or I should just say You have common sense. I just assumed it will be left to right but then I remember that in Asia they read right to left so thank you for enlightening me God bless.
Ooma
Ooma
UnderwaterAlly15205, 'twould be cool if so.
Lizonya
Lizonya
Sandyberry, That is hilarious!!!!
Player #75790513
Player #75790513
UnderwaterAlly15205, impressive
Bhathiya
Bhathiya
Sandyberry, you dont have ti read it to know that its written from left to write. for instance Arabic is written from left to write, you can realize it once u saw it as its common sense
Joyous one
Joyous one
Sandyberry, probably the same way you can see indentations of paragraphs from comments from players in here.
❃.✮:▹mitali◃:✮.❃
❃.✮:▹mitali◃:✮.❃
Sandyberry, I mean if a sentence ends it leaves the space
Katy Jo
Katy Jo
Player #45303196, The person who wrote it! During the Spainish Equitation 30,000 known women killed as witches! Most for Herb lore!
Player #38618593
Player #38618593
Player #25874027, Oh, so funny! Although I learn so much from this game, the BEST PART is the hilarious comments from the players!
Ng Heng Chong
Ng Heng Chong
Player #25874027, ure really funny! LOL
the kampung boy
the kampung boy
BigIronHooked, is there any copy in modern languages