Reference:Riven inscriptions

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Riven inscriptions appear in various places in Riven.

Temple Island

Cage

Text around the top of the link-in cage.

Original D'ni tAnEem
OTS Transliteration tayneeem
English Translation You [are] welcome

Gateroom

Main page: Gehn's Prayers

The gateroom contains three 'prayers' about Gehn on three of the five walls:

Dome

Text around the Golden Dome.

Original D'ni rezu xo Dova met Kenen faS
OTS Transliteration rezuh tso dovah met kenen fahsh
English Translation The end of this world is near

Temple Broadcast Chair

The broadcast chair for the imager in Gehn's temple. The inscription is only visible in Riven (2024).

Original D'ni Kenet xavan t'marntav
OTS Transliteration .kenet tsahvahn t'mahrntahv
English Translation We are immortal in creation.

Jungle Island

Schoolhouse

Blackboard

Lamp

Original D'ni panet t'gen
OTS Transliteration pahnet t'Gen
English Translation We trust in Gehn.

Worksheet

A student's D'ni writing exercise, with teacher's marks. Found on a table opposite the wahrk gallows game.

Original D'ni OTS Transliteration English Translation
yim yim See
gen Gen Gehn
xar tsahr Go
pel pel Unknown word
ter ter Tree
ano ahno Water
toman tomahn House
warK wahrk Wahrk
lEK leek Unknown word
mel mel 390,625 (254)
ram b'fasE rahm b'fahsee Very good*

* This is a teacher's note rather than one of the words the student was learning.

Prison

Text on the mechanism that opens and closes the Prison on Jungle Island.

Original D'ni ista nantavtEot lan arta zinxaret to met
OTS Transliteration istah nahntahvteeot lahn ahrtah zintsahret to met
English Translation Through our actions only I unknown word us unknown word this place

Book Assembly Island

Firemarble Polisher

Text running along the top of the firemarble polishing machine in Gehn's lab. This machine is found only in Riven (2024).

Original D'ni .rildara serenom b'anE barUnij be regaroT rU Dolmatatemij
OTS Transliteration .rildhahrah serenom b'ahnee bahroonij be regahroth roo dolmahtahtemij
English Translation Unknown your light to become unknown to the mighty that unknown.

Survey Island

Elevator

Text on the top of the door of the golden elevator.

Original D'ni .t'gen panet
OTS Transliteration .t'Gen pahnet
English Translation In Gehn we trust.

Age 233

Inkwell

Text around the container for ink on Gehn's desk.

Original D'ni votartEa yavo ben a relem
OTS Transliteration votahrteeah Yahvo ben ah relem
English Translation [You must] praise Yavo for the ink

Writing Desk Canopy

Text along the canopy of Gehn's desk.

Original D'ni .kenet xavan t'marntav
OTS Transliteration .kenet tsahvahn t'mahrntahv
English Translation We are immortal in creation.

Books

Titles on the spines of books in Gehn's office (in Riven (2024) only).

Original D'ni OTS Transliteration English Translation
totatirvå totahtirva Unknown
toKobez tokobez Unknown
TEK to'izcatav theek to'izaahtahv Unknown
p'renE pirelin p'renee pirelin Above the new village