Cipher 9
Alchemy, Alchemical cipher
One of the 24 numeric cipher marks alchemists use; this one stands for the number 9.
From the book
The cipher for 9 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
- 9
- Glyph (described)
- Upright with a bar to the left (⊣)
Glyph description is an editorial reading of the printed image; numeric value is exact.