Atlantean Trilogy Archive
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Cipher 15

Alchemy, Alchemical cipher

One of the 24 numeric cipher marks alchemists use; this one stands for the number 15.

From the book

The cipher for 15 in the alchemists' numbering, a set of twenty-four marks covering the numbers 1 to 24. Like the other alchemical signs, the ciphers are there for color and may stand in for ordinary figures.

At a glance

Meaning
15
Glyph (described)
Inverted V (Λ)

Glyph description is an editorial reading of the printed image; numeric value is exact.