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Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
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RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
Radim Dobeš > 18-06-2026, 12:06 PM
Illustrations from the Ethiopian Magical Scrolls appear throughout the VMS, specifically here are examples from scrolls EMIP MS 00120, EMIP MS 00004 (The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library). Description of the first heaven from the Second Book of Enoch. -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
Radim Dobeš > 19-06-2026, 05:50 PM
## Ethiopic Cryptographic System Asmat: History, Ciphers, and Magical Books## 1. Introduction to the Asmat System
The term Ethiopic cryptographic system asmat does not refer to modern computer encryption, but to a historical system of traditional Ethiopian encryption and text protection using the secret names of deities. The word Asmat (አስማት) in the sacred Ethiopian language Ge'ez literally means "names" (the plural form of sem – name).
This system is deeply rooted in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, folk medicine, and mysticism. From the perspective of linguistics and the history of cryptography, it exhibits strong characteristics of information concealment and encryption.
## Key Cryptographic Features:
* Use of Secret Names: Traditional Ethiopian scholars and exorcists known as däbtära believed that God, angels, and demons possessed secret, hidden names. Anyone who knew these names and could write them correctly gained power over that entity (e.g., to expel a demon of sickness). These names were intentionally kept secret from the public.
* Word Substitution and Compilation: Texts in asmatic manuscripts and protective scrolls (ketab) combine Ge'ez words with borrowed, intentionally corrupted, or ciphered words from Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic, or Arabic.
* Spectacle Script (Charactères à lunettes): A core element of this concealment system is visual cryptography—the use of so-called spectacle characters. This is a pseudo-script composed of lines, circles, and loops that accompanies the text. To an uninitiated person, the text is completely unreadable and functions as a graphic cipher with a talismanic, protective effect.
* Physical Storage and Purpose: These encrypted texts were written on long parchment scrolls made of goat skin. The scrolls were not read aloud; their "decryption" and efficacy were achieved by the mere physical presence of the text on the patient's body (the scroll was rolled up in a leather case and worn as an amulet).
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## 2. Practical Example: Magical Words and Their Sequence
The most famous and frequently used sequence in the Ethiopian asmat system is a group of five magical words representing the secret names of the five wounds of Jesus Christ on the cross. This sequence has been passed down for centuries and appears in protective scrolls as well as in the Ethiopian book of ciphers and magic, Arde'et (The Book of the Disciples).
## The Core Sequence: Names of the Five Wounds of Christ
These words are written exactly in this consecutive order:
1. Sador (საዶር)
2. Alador (አላዶር)
3. Danat (ዳናት)
4. Adera (አደራ)
5. Rodas (ሮዳስ)
## Practical Example of Text Structure in an Amulet:
“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. These are the secret names (Asmat) that were revealed on the cross:
Sador, Alador, Danat, Adera, Rodas.
By these names, be bound and destroyed, you, Zar demon of disease, and Čelät demon of shadow. Do not approach the body and soul of the servant of God [the specific name of the scroll's owner is written here]. Amen.”
## Other Typical Sequences:
* The "Lofaham" Sequence: The words Lofaham, Mofaham, Jofaham. These are intentionally distorted and phonetically modified words, likely derived from Hebrew or Arabic religious phrases. They serve to blind enemies and protect against human malice.
* Palindromes and Squares: The Ethiopian variant of the famous Latin Sator Square (SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS) is frequently used. In the Ethiopian environment, these words transformed into the aforementioned names of Christ's wounds.
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## 3. The Ethiopian Book of Ciphers and Magic: The Book of Arde'et
In the context of African studies and the history of cryptography, the phrase "book of ciphers and magic" refers to a specific genre of historical religious-magical manuscripts. The most prominent text of this kind is The Book of the Disciples (called Arde'et / አርደዕት in Ge'ez).
## Characteristics of the Book:
* Origin: According to Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, this is a secret text that Jesus Christ delivered to his disciples after his resurrection. It contains hidden knowledge and lists of secret divine names (asmat).
* Cryptographic Methods: The book utilizes word substitution ciphers (replacing common terms with artificial syllables), graphic cryptography (spectacle script), and gematria (Hisab al-Jumal), which encodes names into numerical values.
* Content: The book contains protective incantations against specific diseases (fever, mental disorders), passages for protection against weapons, and descriptions of cosmological secrets (the names of angels and their seals).
## Online Accessibility and Academic Sources:
1. English Translation and Commentary: The seminal 1904 study by orientalist Enno Littmann, [Arde'et: The Magic Book of the Disciples](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), available on the Internet Archive.
2. Original Manuscripts (Ge'ez): Digital libraries such as the [Princeton Digital PUL](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.) or the [Cambridge Digital Library](You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.), which contain scanned historical parchment scrolls.
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## 4. Step-by-Step Reconstruction: Encrypting a Specific Text
In the Ethiopian system, a method of numerical gematria called Hisab al-Jumal was used to encrypt the name of a person requiring protection. Letters are assigned numerical values, the name is summed up, and the resulting number points to a magical formula.
## Example: Encrypting the name "Marek":
1. Conversion to Fidäl Script: The name Marek is written using two characters: ማ (Ma) and ረክ (Rek) → ማረክ.
2. Assigning Numerical Values:
* ማ (M) = 40
* ረ ® = 200
* ከ/ክ (K) = 20
3. Cryptographic Sum: $40 + 200 + 20 = \mathbf{260}$. The number 260 is now the mathematical and spiritual equivalent of the name Marek.
4. Substitution: In the asmatic tables of the Arde'et, the scholar looks up the corresponding secret name of power that shares the same or a harmonized numerical value (e.g., the angel name Afehor / አፌሆር).
5. Writing in Spectacle Script: The resulting name is drawn using lines and circles, concealing the person's true identity from evil and demons.
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## 5. How Scientists Catalog These Symbols
Because spectacle characters (caractères à lunettes) do not form a standard readable alphabet and are not part of the standard Unicode character set, global institutions (such as the British Library and the University of Hamburg) had to develop specific methodologies to catalog them.
## Methods of Scientific Processing:
* Classification as Tälsäm (Talismanic Art): Researchers treat these ciphers as visual magical diagrams rather than text. In catalogs, spectacle signs are indexed under "Illuminations and Visual Elements."
* Standardized Terminology: Cataloging manuals use uniform international terms: Caractères à lunettes (French), Spectacle script, or Eye-shaped characters (English).
* Digital Encoding via TEI XML: In modern databases (such as the Beta maṣāḥǝft project), these characters are encoded using taxonomic keywords in the metadata, since computers cannot display them as standard letters.
* Context Determination by Incipits: If scholars cannot decode the unreadable symbols, they catalog them based on the words immediately preceding them (e.g., if the text opens with „Zena Arde'et...“, the cipher is automatically categorized as an excerpt from The Book of the disciples -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
Jorge_Stolfi > 19-06-2026, 11:53 PM
(19-06-2026, 05:50 PM)Radim Dobeš Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.These words are written exactly in this consecutive order:
1. Sador (საዶር)
2. Alador (አላዶር)
3. Danat (ዳናት)
4. Adera (አደራ)
5. Rodas (ሮዳስ)
## Practical Example of Text Structure in an Amulet:
“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God. These are the secret names (Asmat) that were revealed on the cross:
Sador, Alador, Danat, Adera, Rodas.
This seems to be a slightly garbled version of the old Roman(?) magic square
S A T O R
A R E P O
T E N E T
O P E R A
R O T A S
I have seen it transguesslated as "The tailor Arepo keeps the wheels turning", but that is probably way off the truth.
All the best, --stolfi -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
Radim Dobeš > 22-06-2026, 07:27 AM
For the hypothesis of the transformation of the source text into visual information in the style of the ASMAT system, I present a finding from Princeton University. It is: A collection of magico-medical and divinatory texts. Perhaps this comparison could tell us more about the symbols in VMS. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
Radim Dobeš > 22-06-2026, 12:59 PM
(22-06-2026, 07:27 AM)Radim Dobeš Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.For the hypothesis of the transformation of the source text into visual information in the style of the ASMAT system, I present a finding from Princeton University. It is: A collection of magico-medical and divinatory texts. Perhaps this comparison could tell us more about the symbols in VMS. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
It looks as if one symbol in the source text is symbolized by a group of multiple glyphs in VMS. -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
Radim Dobeš > 25-06-2026, 12:39 PM
This is not the zodiac sign Capricorn. It is a depiction of a gazelle on a protective magical talisman seal for the Moon or Venus. Like the Ethiopian protective scrolls, the images contain magical symbols *charaktêres*. I will gradually add other seals for the remaining circular diagrams. -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
DG97EEB > 25-06-2026, 12:56 PM
Radim Apologies if this is somewhere already in this long forum, but how do you explain the Swallowtail Merlons in your theory? -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
Radim Dobeš > 25-06-2026, 01:04 PM
(25-06-2026, 12:56 PM)DG97EEB Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Radim Apologies if this is somewhere already in this long forum, but how do you explain the Swallowtail Merlons in your theory?
Can you please tell me what kind of swallows these are and on what folio? I am also a short time into researching VM and I don't know the history completely. In order to answer as best as possible, please be more specific. -
RE: Voynich is encrypted ENOCH
DG97EEB > 25-06-2026, 01:19 PM
(25-06-2026, 01:04 PM)Radim Dobeš Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
(25-06-2026, 12:56 PM)DG97EEB Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Radim Apologies if this is somewhere already in this long forum, but how do you explain the Swallowtail Merlons in your theory?
Can you please tell me what kind of swallows these are and on what folio? I am also a short time into researching VM and I don't know the history completely. In order to answer as best as possible, please be more specific.
Sure. On the Rosettes fold out we see some small drawings of castles and these castles have crenellations on their walls which are known as merlons. The shape of the merlon has specific significance. Mostly in medieval Europe these are square, but mainly but not exclusively, Italy, we see they have a notch cut in which resembles a Swallow's tail. This linked to the Ghibbeline who supported the Holy Roman Empire, and for a time adopting this shape on your walls was a sign of fealty. I think Koen may have been one of the first to spot them, and make the link to a European origin.