Reference:Riven inscriptions

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:

• Our Master
• The Books
• The Ink

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

Main page: The Rules of Gehn

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'izchahtahv	Unknown
p'renE pirelin	p'renee pirelin	Above the new village