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The following are translations of the text on the walls of the gateroom in Riven, as well as text from Gehn's journal. (Included in the Riven soundtrack.) The English translations aren't complete yet, but there's enough translated to give you a good idea of what it's supposed to mean. I'm working on some text from Riven, that will be here shortly. (Note about translations: Words I'm not sure about are in parnetheses, and usually will have questions marks around them.)

Translations of texts on the D'ni map are also availble here.

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Gateroom Walls | Gehn's Journal | "Tunnel" | The Chalkboard
Keta's Message | Gehn's Message
Text on Superdome | School-room lamp
Text on Structure in the Whark Lake | Text on Riven Soundtrack CD
Text on Canopy above Gehn's Desk


Gateroom Wall #1
Relem

.oonrayot gehn lepaboyen set teh dotagen b'set a reoosha b'barel relem .chevet navaot ben r'inaltav tso donetsuet relem aeethahen

The Ink

Our lord Gehn has blessed us by giving to us the formula to make the ink. We thank our master, to him (the?) of (we are?) the ink (he?)

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Gateroom Wall #2
Rekortee

oonrayot gehn lepaboyen set teh dotagen b'set a r'riway b'barel rekortee .chevet navaot ben r'rinaltav tso donetsuet rekortee tseethahen

The Books

Our lord Gehn has blessed us by giving to us the procedure to make the books. We thank our master, to him (the?) of (we are ?) the books (he?)

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Gateroom Wall #3
Navaot

oonrayot gehn lepaboyen set teh vaytsoo on .ntayet mahnot b'navaot gehn remarntan gre'areeotan tso dovaho .votarteea gehn bareltan tso dovahtee

Our Master

(Our lord?) Gehn has blessed us ? ? ?. (we?) bring our to our master Gehn the creator (and the?) of ?. ? Gehn maker of worlds

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Transalation from Gehn's Journal,
included with the Riven Soundtrack

.loymat lekeneet daynoytee para
tresheega rehehndaitantee leshufayeet
oolbahoy fesev 233 kodobeera reteeju
kag .ril leeam lekenen hoosatay
b'fasee ok ehehn ok mishtatavoy met
fam gatah chilesh brevog wotsa ok
r'acha te a sev mot.

.koy regedee kat kolkenen remooshee
greoonan cheto ok rezeeway ril
bodolpaypeel .kokenen revog
miro ok revido mot kopoogoen
b'ken erth nudahtav b'rish beh erth
teeju teegal kera

.vola tesot prin faets teegtantee
kodoteegeet rilte reahreeutav tsaroo
tseemahahl koneetsahvayeet tanuth
iglarno te mo kokeekaheet kat erth
gartavotee kah treacha .bree pahm
set kotanueet tsanosh trefado

.reyeepay kolaneet meh gormot
tetemo kojagahen areeutav fooru
loymat reloopatee mot komarenteet
kapo kokeneet pekay b'rish beh motee

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This is text from the map included with
Myst:The Book of Ti'ana, underneath the clock.
rebishta kodosayen khagesh b'mes
erth lenaok yartee sen bretaleeo
.loymat remashtatav robot ho rebishta
ril marenten resaytee khagh relena gath
shentoen blo yartee sen ftoogo
The tunnel was originally designed to require
an journey of three days to the surface.
Though the actual construction of the tunnel
didn't follow the designs, the journey still
takes about three days on foot.

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Chalkboard in the school-house
Releshtee ok Gehn
Gehn kenen navaot
Gehn komarnen set
Gehn kodormaden Atrus
The Rules of Gehn
Gehn is our master.
Gehn created us.
Gehn defeated Atrus.
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Keta's Imager Message

Kenen ahtsoo? Shinah.
Shorahtay. naga nag nat.
Taggamem. San'botee ga shem.Fahsee.

Is it ready? ?
Peace?. ? ? ?
Give and (you?). ? and (?you). 25.

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Gehn's Imager Message

Tarokhoy D'ni.
Keeby yem revaht.
a royam bayg teeg tahom, ga
bodona gayem. Kom.

?of my D'ni.
? (you?) the five.
? ? ? work ?, and
(I will?) (and ? you). ?

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Text on Superdome

Repu tso dovah met kenen fash.

Translation:
(The?) of world this it is firstly.

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Lamp in School-House

T'gehn pahnet

Possible Translations:
In Gehn we trust
By Gehn we stand

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Text on Structure in the Whark Lake

onrayot Gehn leshokoo set b'tagam biv

Translation:
Our lord Gehn has instructed us to know all.

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Text on Riven Soundtrack CD

Outer Ring: met yisha kokenen koago tenash mretson amoreku
Translation: This (?) it was (I was?) ? (from the) (?)

Inner Ring: rahbin jahsh bahnee hehdur rand jahn
Translation: Robyn Josh Bonnie Heather Rand John

The inner ring contains the names of Cyan employees, it's
probably Robyn's way of thanking them for their help.

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Text on Canopy Gehn's Desk

Kenet tsahvahn t'mahrntav

Translation:
We are immortal in creation

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