14-05-2019, 02:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 14-05-2019, 02:20 PM by Mark Knowles.)
ReneZ: Yes, I meant visually is the same shape, I was not referring to meaning.
However in terms of meaning I personally believe it has no connection with the counting number four IIII, nor do I believe the "4o" symbol has any numeric relationship to the number four.
It is the case that it is very common to have diplomatic cipher symbols which are made up of a number connected to a letter on its right like "o" or "p" (greek letter rho). It seems to me that this kind of symbol is not very common with the more standard alphabets we find with different natural languages which superficially have some similarities like the Glagolitic; that is why this identification of the "4" is important as it has implications for the source of the Voynich script, which obviously has implications for the source of the Voynich manuscript.
However in terms of meaning I personally believe it has no connection with the counting number four IIII, nor do I believe the "4o" symbol has any numeric relationship to the number four.
It is the case that it is very common to have diplomatic cipher symbols which are made up of a number connected to a letter on its right like "o" or "p" (greek letter rho). It seems to me that this kind of symbol is not very common with the more standard alphabets we find with different natural languages which superficially have some similarities like the Glagolitic; that is why this identification of the "4" is important as it has implications for the source of the Voynich script, which obviously has implications for the source of the Voynich manuscript.