Binding sheaves where call for help


Decoding of the VMS-initial folio 2 – 1,053 views


In this decryption document, we present the plaintext of the folio 1r, 4th passage of the VMS. The text on this folio is arranged in 4 different passages with some free spaces between them. The 4th passage consists of 5 lines of coded text from an external source, in our opinion an ancient script from the first century CE, plus a comment line formulated and redacted by a medieval scribe. The content of this passage, likewise the 3rd passage of f1r, refers to historical events, the destruction of Jerusalem during the Great Jewish Rebellion 66–70 CE with the consequence of exodus from the city.


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