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.

7th pic 5th row right side "last picture here"

Voynich Labels (EVA transcription, top and along the arch, left → right):

1. olchedy
   (left, near the red tub)
   
2. olkeeody
   (on the arch)
   
3. qokedy qokchdy
   (within the central flowing text)
   
4. daiin otol
   (appears more than once)
   
5. olkarar
   (right vessel)
   

Rule-Based Decoding:

• olchedy →
  ol-
  (vessel/container) +
  che-
  (herb/plant) +
  -dy
  (unit) → herbal vessel.
  
• olkeeody →
  ol-
  (vessel/container) +
  kee-
  (liquid/cycle marker) +
  -ody
  (base matter) → liquid vessel / container of matter.
  
• qokedy →
  qok-
  (boil/infuse) +
  -edy
  (prepared) → boiled preparation.
  
• qokchdy →
  qok-
  (boil/infuse) +
  -chdy
  (root extract) → infused root extract.
  
• daiin otol →
  daiin
  (again/cycle) +
  otol
  (vessel/liquid container) → cycle of liquid vessels.
  
• olkarar →
  ol-
  (vessel/container) +
  kar-
  (tub/container) → tub/container.
  

Plain English Rendering (sequence):
“Herbal vessel – liquid vessel – boiled preparation – infused root extract – cycle of liquid vessels – tub/container.”
Why it fits the imagery:

• The left woman sits in a red tub, explicitly labeled “herbal vessel.”
  
• The arched water flow is tagged with liquid and cycle markers, consistent with repeated processes.
  
• The central text describes boiling and root extraction, reinforcing the preparation process.
  
• The right woman’s tub is marked “tub/container,” grounding the receiving vessel at the end of the cycle.