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Hypnerotomachia: The Strife of Loue in a Dreame · Colonna, Francesco

Section 45

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Inscriptions and Greek: The Greek text uses an asymmetrical form of Pi that is easily confused with Gamma, and an Upsilon that resembles Tau. The Arabic text could not be transcribed.

+LICHA SOLIBIKOS LITHODOMOS O:RTHOSEN ME+ _The first Lambda is upside-down. Probable correct reading:_ +LICHAS HO LIBIKOS LITHODOMOS O:RTHO:SEN ME.+

+GUMNOS E:N. EI ME: AN THE:RI- ON EMEKALUPSEN. ZE:TEI. HEU- RE:SE:DE. EASON ME.+ _Probable correct reading:_ +GUMNOS E:N, EI ME: AN THE:RI-/ON EME KALUPSEN. ZE:TEI. HEU- RE:SE: DE. EASON ME.+

NVDVSESSEM, BES- TIA NIME TEXIS- SET, QVAERE, ET INVE NIES. MESI- NITO. _Reading with corrected spacing and punctuation:_ NVDVS ESSEM, BES-/TIA NI ME TEXIS-/SET. QVAERE, ET INVENIES. ME SI-/NITO

+HOSTIS EI. ALBEEK TOU DE TOU THE:SAUROU, OSNON ANA RESKOI. PARAINO: DE HO:S LABE:IS TE:N KEPHALE:N, ME: HAPTOU EO:MATOS.+ _Probable correct reading:_ +HOSTIS EI, LABE EK TOUDE TOU / THE:SAUROU, HOSON ANARESKOI. PARAINO: DE HO:S LABE:IS TE:N / KEPHALE:N, ME: HAPTOU SO:MATOS.+

...QVANTVNCVN- QUE LIBVERIT HVIVS THESAVRI SVME AD MONEO... _Correct spacing: ADMONEO._

+THEOIS APHRODITIKAI TO: O: EROTI DIONISOS YKAI DE: ME:TRA EK TO:N IDIO:N MYTRI SUMPATHESTATE:+ _Probable correct reading:_ +THEOIS APHRODITE:I KAI TO:I HUIO:I ERO:TI DIONUSOS KAI DE:ME:TRA EK TO:N IDIO:N ME:TRI / SUMPATHESTATE:

+AEI SPEU DE BRADEOS+ _Probable correct reading:_ +AEI SPEUDE BRADEO:S+

+PANTA TO KADI+ _Probable correct reading:_ +PANTA TOKADI+

+PANTO:N TO KADI+ _Probable correct reading:_ +PANTO:N TOKADI+

+SUMOIPL UKUSTEKAIPKROS+ _Probable correct reading:_ +SUMOI GLUKUS TE KAI PIKROS+

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