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Oera Linda Wiki
A guide to the Oera Linda manuscript, its language, translations and research.
Oera Linda is a manuscript written in a language known here as Fryas. This wiki brings together manuscript images, transcriptions, translations, historical documents and studies. Begin with the original manuscript, read in your preferred language, or explore the sources and research.
Start here: Read the text · View the manuscript · Explore the research
Read Oera Linda
Read by chapter in Fryas or choose a translation. Fryas is the language of the manuscript; Frysk is a modern Frisian translation.
- Fryas — edited transcription, Ott 2026
- English — Ott 2026
- Nederlands — Ott 2026; also available in Ott's recommended reading order
- Deutsch — Stafford and Wallis; partly available
- Español — Plumas 2026
- Français — Sixma van Heemstra 1972; partly available
- Frysk — Bosman; partly available
- Norsk — Lien 2015
Explore earlier translations by Ottema, Sandbach, Wirth and Overwijn.
View the manuscript
Use the manuscript images to examine the source, alongside either form of transcription.
- Manuscript images and raw transcription — follow the manuscript's line layout.
- Manuscript images and edited transcription — consult the text in its edited form.
For reading by chapter, use the edited Fryas text. For an explanation of chapter references, see Chapter structure.
Compare text and translations
Start with a chapter in English, Nederlands or Fryas. Follow its manuscript and language links to check the original or consult another translation. Availability varies by passage and language.
Try a passage: Liko Ovira-Linda — English translation.
Understand the passage references · Consult earlier translations
Explore the language
Investigate Fryas words, grammar and writing.
- Word studies — meanings, variants and linguistic comparisons.
- Grammar studies — forms and structures of the language.
- Fryas-based fonts — typefaces inspired by the manuscript's script.
People, places and history
Explore people involved in translating and researching Oera Linda, studies of locations, and historical chronology.
- Translators and researchers
- Location studies
- Chronology — in Dutch.
Sources and research
Consult historical documents, correspondence, publications and interpretative studies.
- Logboek Oera Linda, 1741–1871 — Dutch documentary collection.
- Bibliography, 1872 onwards
- Historical source collections: Dutch · English · German · French
- Correspondence — Dutch collection.
- Studies and analyses — in Dutch.
A guide to the material
The manuscript is the source for the codex text. Transcriptions and translations provide different ways to consult it; notes and studies offer explanation and interpretation.
- Manuscript images show the document itself.
- Raw transcription follows the manuscript text and line layout.
- Edited transcription presents the Fryas text with editorial treatment.
- Translation presents the text in another language.
- Translator's notes explain translation choices and may propose interpretations.
- Historical documents and later studies provide evidence, context or arguments concerning Oera Linda.
When quoting or using this wiki with AI, identify the passage, language and edition. Distinguish the codex text from a translator's note or a later study. The organisation of this wiki does not imply a conclusion about the manuscript's date or authenticity.
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