Voynich Manuscript - High Resolution Scans (Unknown) - Page 9

⚠The text on this page is written in the undeciphered Voynich script. Because the language remains unknown to modern scholars, the text is presented here using the European Voynich Alphabet (EVA) transcription system. This transcription uses Latin characters to represent specific symbols found in the manuscript. The blue and green shapes visible on the left side are "bleed-through" from the illustration on the preceding page (4r).

Folio 4v: Botanical Study (Multi-stemmed Herb with Seed Heads)

psholthy cthory otocy ox olchy kothey soror otol
schol otor otor fchoir detheey otaly r k cthoryand otor
otocky otor oly otaly kothand soror otaly
kotheory oty qky sary otaly fchey
This first block of text is written across the top of the page, above the branching stems of the plant. The word "soror" appears twice; while this is the Latin word for "sister," in the context of the Voynich script, it is likely a coincidence of transcription rather than a Latin reference.

f
tary sary kotheey sa thara
otor otol fchy sa poty
kothaiy fchoir sary fchoir
chor otor otor fchey fchor r
sary fchor oty fchey fchor and
o say otor otchy fthor and
kotheord decat kothay
dous otaly otaly
sary fchor
This second block of text is positioned in the lower-left area of the page, tucked beside the plant's root system. The layout suggests these may be descriptive notes or instructions related to the medicinal uses of the roots or seeds.

Illustration Description:
The botanical drawing on this page depicts a plant with a complex, bulbous root structure from which multiple thin stems emerge. The root is brownish-red and features several wavy, hair-like tendrils. The stems are densely packed with small, lance-shaped leaves that alternate in color between a muted green and a brownish-red. At the tips of several stems are clusters of small circular shapes, which may represent flower buds or seed heads. The overall appearance is characteristic of the "herbal" section of the manuscript, which cataloged plants that were perhaps intended for pharmaceutical or alchemical use.