Let us count the days

[davidma]

But what about these labels?

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And also, if these labels are days/degrees, how do we explain the repetition of labels, not only across zodiac labels but also within the same folio? Example: take the Gemini zodiac, the label "okal" occurs as a label in the outer ring twice, and then again as a label in the Sagittarius zodiac. If it was a simple cipher where every couple of characters adds up to a number from which we derive the final sum value, how do we explain subsequent labels within the same zodiac? How can okal take two values between 60 and 90 degrees (if we assume these are degrees) and then appear again in the Sagittarius zodiac, which should contain degrees between 240 and 270? I do think these specific 30ish labels on each zodiac folio must necessarily have a connection with the 30 degrees of each sign. Still, I am interested in exploring how we can explain double-label occurrence in non-adjacent zodiacs.

I'd also like to point out that okal is quite a common vord, and one of the "labels" of the 7 planets (?) names ruling the Zodiac signs on f67r2. No idea what to make of this as well, unless the same sequence of numbers can encrypt say Mars, 2 numbers between 60 and 90, and a number between 240 and 270 (unless perhaps the 2 is dropped?)

Interestingly, I tried to map reoccurring, "adjacent" labels (as in in months that follow each other, with the idea that these labels must be the degree boundaries) within the Zodiac folios, and there are a few notable occurrences, for example, okedy appears in the Scorpio and libra zodiacs, "otaraldy" in the Gemini and taurus 2 (and these are the only 2 occurrences of the vord in the text), "okalar" for cancer and Gemini (and only 5 times in the VM, all of them in the astronomical section). 

What I find really weird is that there doesn't seem to be a "sense" of the zodiac drawings, i.e. assuming for example otaraldy is the 60 degree (where Taurus ends and Gemini starts) they should have somewhat a similar position in the text, but instead it feels very random. I am confused about this and the double labeling and have been trying to think of how a cipher could encrypt 3 different values into a single vord ("okal" for example).