Symbols[]
1)Russian orthodox Cross or papal cross (page 1-3, 23)
2)infinity sign (page 1-3, 16)
3)plant or art ornaments (page 4-8)
4)roots (page 9-15)
5)mayfly (page 15, 25-27)
6)5 dots (page 7, 24, 57)
7)3 dots (page 34, 40)
8)Babylonian Numerals (cuneiform) (page 34-40)
9)plant and roots (ornaments) (page 41-56)
10)Cicada 3301 logo (page 53, 55)
11)Dead oak tree (page 33, 56)
12)wing of an insect (probably cicada) (page 27)
13)Dead body/Corpse (page 23)
Possible meaning of Symbols[]
Papal or Russian Cross[]
Russian Orthodox Cross
Papal cross could mean (associate with) wealth/tree of life
Mayfly[]
Mayfly could be hint or reference to ephemeral cryptographic key (ephemeral cipher)
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Dead body[]
end of life, end of cycle, could associate with many things
Babylonian Numerals[]
Babylonian Numerals
when translated, numerals= 17 13 55 1,
17 and 13 in base 60 is 1033, 55 and 1 in base 60 is 3301
Numerals in Liber Primus 17,13,55,1
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(Dead) Oak tree/ possible tree of life/ tree of knowledge[]
could be reference to Kabbalah/ possible tree of life/ tree of knowledge -k
Dots[]
could, possibly represent stars or musical notes
Star theory[]
5 dots (stars) could be fragment from aquila (eagle) constellation
3 dots (stars) could be orion's belt
Comparison of Eagle constellation and 5 Dots, (it's acttually flipped *90 degress)
Stars from Eagle constellation that create very similar pattern, include:
- Altair
- Tarazed
- Delta Aquilae
- Al thalimain
- Eta Aquilae.
it does not confirm anything, but it looks very similar
Roots and Fibonacci sequence []
Tree or roots from page 9 to 15 is reference to Fibonacci tree,
Highlited Branches: 2-3-5-6-8-10-11-13
this was also mentioned on http://uncovering-cicada.wikia.com/wiki/2016_Puzzle
this could be hint to decryption by using Fibonacci sequence
Conclusion[]
symbols could be keys for decryption, and can be somehow associated with runes
It's possible that they're to imply to use similar decryption methods to matching symbols in the first 17 pages.
we don't know yet.
archive of 4chan about symbols of LP (Liber Primus):