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# Page f17v from the Herbal-A section of the Voynich manuscript
# Last edited on 1998-07-15 04:04:39 by stolfi
# Transcribed by Friedman / First Study Group ("F").
# Filtered through 10 stages of Jim Reed's compression algorithm
# confined to the interior of words.
#
# Substitutions performed, in order:
#
# A = ch ( 2982)
# B = Ao ( 1433)
# C = ai ( 1265)
# D = in ( 1076)
# E = sh ( 981)
# F = CD ( 973)
# G = ol ( 886)
# H = qo ( 697)
# I = or ( 604)
# J = Ae ( 558)
## <f17v> {$I=H $Q=C $P=B $L=A $H=1}
#
# Currier's language A, hand 1
# herbal
# Last edited on 1998-07-08 22:32:19 by stolfi
<f17v.P.1;F> pBdG_ Br_ fAy_ opydF_ odaldy_
<f17v.P.2;F> yJey_ keeI_ ctho_ dal_ okG_ odF_ okal_
<f17v.P.3;F> GdCm_ odF_ okal_ GdF_ BckhG_ GG_
<f17v.P.4;F> kBr_ fBl_ cphG_ GJG_ okeeey_
<f17v.P.5;F> yBl_ Bl_ dGJey_ tBl_ dar_ ckhy_
<f17v.P.6;F> oekI_ I_ okF_ I_ otF_ d_
<f17v.P.7;F> sI_ Akeey_ poiis_ Br_ os_ sF_
<f17v.P.8;F> Hkeey_ kAa_ rG_ dy_ Bl_ dF_ sy_
<f17v.P.9;F> yJG_ EG_ kBl_ Bl_ tF_ G_
<f17v.P.10;F> oytI_ okeI_ okar_ okG_ doiir_ am_
<f17v.P.11;F> HkJo_ Hkoiir_ ctheG_ Bl_
<f17v.P.12;F> oy_ By_ keF_ Ackhey_ G_ Br_
<f17v.P.13;F> ykeI_ Bl_ Bl_ cthG_ AkI_ EeG_
<f17v.P.14;F> GI_ okeeG_ BdF_ okeG_ tBry_
<f17v.P.15;F> yBr_ cthy_ Jeky_ Jo_ otI_ oteG_
<f17v.P.16;F> okJG_ Bl_ okeG_ cthG_ otJGom_
<f17v.P.17;F> HCn_ sar_ Ee_ dG_ HpAF_ cthI_
<f17v.P.18;F> otI_ JeI_ G_ Bl_ dI_ Ar_ Ieees_
<f17v.P.19;F> dCn_ Jy_ HF_ cthI_ BlBm_
<f17v.P.20;F> ykeey_ okeey_ JI_ Bl_ Eo_ ydF_
<f17v.P.21;F> oal_ JI_ EGI_ I_ Eecthy_ cpheI_ dF_
<f17v.P.22;F> Hkeee_ dar_ Jy_ keeI_ JeG_ ctheey_ cthy_
<f17v.P.23;F> Akeey_ okeI_ Aar_ okeom__
# Color key:
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# 8.500 or more bits
# 7.500 to 8.499 bits
# 6.500 to 7.499 bits
# 5.500 to 6.499 bits
# 4.500 to 5.499 bits
# 3.500 to 4.499 bits
# 2.500 to 3.499 bits
# 1.500 to 2.499 bits
# 0.500 to 1.499 bits
# 0.000 to 0.499 bits
# full text: 33352 characters (including fillers)
# context: left = 1 right = 1 (order = 3)
# alphabet size: actual = 33
# mean conditional entropy h_3: 2.011 bits/character