Token-level rules applied to EVA transcripts – reproducible code example

[fran9262]

If you see flaws in the rules, or if you think better tests would expose the weaknesses (or strengths) of this approach, I’d really like to hear it.

Hi!

The below is an image containing various labels that appear next to images in the MS. Using your rules could you explain the meaning of the labels and how they relate to the images.

4 picture entire 3rd row.  

Voynich Labels (EVA transcription, left → right):

olkarar

olchedy

olkeeody

olkeeody

olchedy

olkeeody

olkarar

olkeeody

olkarar

olkarar

olkeeody

Rule-Based Decoding:

olkarar → ol- (vessel/container) + kar- (vessel/tub) → large vessel / tub.

olchedy → ol- (vessel/container) + che- (herb/plant) + -dy (unit) → vessel of plant material.

olkeeody → ol- (vessel/container) + kee- (liquid/cycle variant) + -ody (base matter) → liquid vessel / container of matter.

Plain English Rendering (sequence):
“Tub – herbal vessel – liquid vessel – liquid vessel – herbal vessel – liquid vessel – tub – liquid vessel – tub – tub – liquid vessel.”

Why it fits the imagery:

The women are all drawn immersed in a large communal green bath, segmented under canopy arches.

The repeating alternation of “herbal vessel” and “liquid vessel” makes sense in this context: each section of the bath is labeled as containing either plant matter or liquid base.

olkarar (tub) appears consistently where figures are shown in larger enclosed areas.

The repetition reinforces that this is a diagrammatic schema of alternating vessels, not random words.

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If you see flaws in the rules, or if you think better tests would expose the weaknesses (or strengths) of this approach, I’d really like to hear it.

Hi!

The below is an image containing various labels that appear next to images in the MS. Using your rules could you explain the meaning of the labels and how they relate to the images.

5th picture, 4 entire row, 

Voynich Labels (EVA transcription, left → right):

othedy (left figure with spout)

olkar (center seated figure)

daiin otol (written near the rainbow arc)

olchedy (rightmost)

Rule-Based Decoding:

othedy → prefix ot- (infuse/prepare) + he- (flow/spout marker) + -dy (substance) → flowing infusion / spouted liquid.

olkar → ol- (vessel/container) + kar- (tub/container) → vessel or tub.

daiin otol → daiin (again/cycle) + otol (infused vessel, liquid container) → cycle of liquid vessel.

olchedy → ol- (vessel/container) + che- (herb/plant) + -dy (unit) → herbal vessel.

Plain English Rendering (sequence):
“Spouted infusion – vessel/tub – cycle of liquid vessel – herbal vessel.”

Why it fits the imagery:

Left figure is literally manipulating a spout → ties to flowing infusion.

Center seated figure on a mound/tub → matches vessel/tub.

Rainbow arc → labeled cycle of liquid vessel → visually matches cyclical flow.

Right figure → marked as herbal vessel → consistent with other herbal bath motifs.