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• Tiny Letters (Latin Alphabet) in f101v1_f102r1_f102r2 ?

  Dobri > 9 hours ago

  There seems to be a sequence of tiny letters of the Latin alphabet written on a root/stem of a plant in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. 
  
     

• RE: Tiny Letters (Latin Alphabet) in f101v1_f102r1_f102r2 ?

  Jorge_Stolfi > 7 hours ago

  (9 hours ago)Dobri Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.There seems to be a sequence of tiny letters of the Latin alphabet written on a root/stem of a plant in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view..

  
  I think those are just hatching to indicate rough or hairy skin.  Compare with the roots of f1v, f23r, and f54r.
  
  All the best, --stolfi

• RE: Tiny Letters (Latin Alphabet) in f101v1_f102r1_f102r2 ?

  LisaFaginDavis > 6 hours ago

  Agreed - hashmarks to indicate texture, not letters

• RE: Tiny Letters (Latin Alphabet) in f101v1_f102r1_f102r2 ?

  Dobri > 4 hours ago

  Let's entertain the idea that there could be a tiny chance for some of the hash marks to be actual letters. 
  
  The letter sequence atiba is close to أطباء (atibbā) which means physicians (or healers, plural) in Arabic.

• RE: Tiny Letters (Latin Alphabet) in f101v1_f102r1_f102r2 ?

  Bluetoes101 > 4 hours ago

  If we entertained it, the "t" would have to be an "f". Generally "t" isn't much higher than "a" and not higher than "b", or with a curved top
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