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As far as I'm aware, there really aren't any firm theories, it's just a completely baffling artifact. Based on dating, it's (probably) not a forgery. It's an incredible amount of effort for the time to be just some person's fancy. There just doesn't seem to be even a theory that fits all the evidence. It's truly bizarre. I love it.

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It's a lot of work, but not particularly more work than a scribe would usually do.

People have always been people, we've always been creative and intelligent, and I really think the best explanation is that this is just an odd creative work. We'll never know the exact details.

My theory that it was created by Terry Davis in his previous birth.

Either that, or https://xkcd.com/593/

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