Item #: SCP-3927
Object Class: Safe Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: All artifacts found containing SCP-3927 are kept in a secure vault in Site-77. Vault is kept at 0% humidity and 253 degrees Kelvin. All artifacts are wrapped in an opaque synthetic membrane. The membrane is not to be removed unless permission is given by a containment specialist for SCP-3927. Humanoids affected by SCP-3927 are to be dealt with on a case by case basis. Contact containment specialist ██████ at ███-███-█████, and say codephrase "Foxrot geometry palisade 77" for advice.
Description: SCP-3927 is a sequence of letters which demonstrate anomalous properties when engraved in stone. The letters can be in code, alternative alphabets or in an anagram to show anomalous properties. Controlled experiments with the sequence have determined that in order for anomalous activity to occur, the engraver or the person ordering the engraving must both understand the meaning of the letters and be aware of the anomalous consequences.
The anomalous sequence is:
The Foundation is unsure as to what these letters stand for.
Anomalous activity includes provoking short-term feelings of anxiety and confusion, especially in that of widows and unmarried men. Some have reported feeling déjà vu, seeing the sequence in their dreams and unconsciously copying out the sequence when feeling idle. For this reason, viewing the sequence is regarded as a beta class cognitohazard. One consistent anomalous property is that exposure to the sequence inscribed in stone induces long-term feelings of inadequacy in non-Christians, but long term feelings of anxiety or existential dread in Christians.
The first recording of the inscription was in 1763, when British politician Thomas Anson commissioned Flemish mason Pieter Scheemaeckers II to engrave the Shepherd's Monument in the gardens of Shugborough Hall. The monument measures 1.8 x 0.6 x 2.8 metres, and shows (among other decorative items) a marble relief of a mirrored copy of Nicholas Poussin's painting Et in Arcadia ego, below which is the inscription:
The second inscription under SCP-3927 is believed to stand for
diis manibus (Latin: for the ghost-gods) This is an example of what Dr L██████ calls mutator clauses. These are sequences of words, numbers or symbols that alter the effects of SCP-3927. They can have wide ranging effects, from neutralizing anomalous activity or triggering anomalous activity in SCP-████
However, inscriptions of SCP-3927 have also been located on 13 27 tombstones found in Israel, Egypt, Italy, Albania, Bavaria, Gibraltar, and Morocco; all of which date to between 20-480 AD. In one most peculiar instance, a tombstone dating between 90 BC and 40 AD was located in ██████, USA.
As of ██/██/197█ SCP-3927 is classified as Euclid, due to the hypothesized sentient nature of SCP-3927 (See incident report 3927-R71: The death of Doctor A████)
Addendum:
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Linear A and Linear B are unsolved languages found inscribed on clay and stone in northern Africa. It is the opinion of the Foundation that some inscriptions, although classed by academics and ancient cryptographers as Linear B, are actually in a separate script altogether, and are instances of SCP-3927.
SCP-3927-T7 is a Roman tombstone recovered by the foundation on ██/██/198█. It displays SCP-3927 encoded using what is presumed to be a cifra libra, as well as the D.M. mutator clause. Above the inscription is a bas-relief of a wealthy Roman citizen reclining and drinking wine under two pigeons.
SCP-3927-T7 shows anomalous properties, including being a Delta Class Cognitohazard to certain individuals when within a 20 metre radius. Events involving SCP-3927-T7 led towards the reclassification of SCP-3927 as Euclid rather than Safe, due to the seemingly deliberate and conscious targeting of certain individuals. (See incident report 3927-R71: The death of Doctor A████)
it is something to do with four the number 4 i know it is i ,know
This message was sent to the foundation written on a sheet of 2-ply toilet roll, underneath an unintelligible version of SCP-3927. Due incident [DATA EXPUNGED] was destroyed.
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The following is a relevant extract from an Incident Report. It was compiled by Researcher Scheer, who observed an interaction between Dr A████, D-3927-4 and SCP-3927-T7 through video-link.
Let the reader be warned. The validity of statements and events recorded in the following report have not been subject to evaluation by Foundation personnel other than Dr Scheer himself.
The foundation cannot guarantee that Dr Scheer was in a professional state of mind when writing this report.
██/██/200█
Dr A████ ordered D-3927-4 to sit at a table, with SCP-3927-T7 placed 2 (two) metres away from D-3927-4, upright.
Dr A████ asked if D-3927-4 could read. D-3927-4 was visibly confused and restless, and replied that he could. Dr A████ asked if D-3927-4 could read the inscription on SCP-3927-T7.
D-3927-4 : Cuh…vv… wait, D, M, oh is that a U? Oh is this Latin? I cant read Latin.
Dr A████ : Just read it in English. Yes that V is a U.
D-3927-4 : Oh right, uh, D, M, curatiadini…s-sia? I can't read this ma'am. Sorry.
Dr A████ : I think you can. Just guess if you can't read it.
D-3927-4 : OK. Curatiadini sia vixan XXX… and is that a T?
Dr A████ : You forgot the…
D-3927-4 failed to read out the mutator clause. This is the point at which SCP-3927-T7 started to demonstrate anomalous activity. Dr A████ began to convulse and roll on the floor. Due to instruction to D-3927-4 not to touch any member of Foundation staff, D-3927-4 made no attempt to help Dr A████, and instead pulled a strange expression. Dr A████ began to claw at the walls, attempting to stand up. Dr A████ spoke. The following is an attempted written record of what was said, which lasted 309 seconds.
Dr A████ : You set him free! You released him from his cage of words, his prison of alphanumerical symbols! For I have seen the fields of Arcadia! I have seen [unintelligible] and every last one of them! Et in Arcadia ego, Plinius, Gaius, Illyrius, Samus Joseph! Mary! Mother of God! Blasphemer! I study the creations of the Father and find their flaws, try to e-explain why [speaks in unknown language for 14 seconds]. O, U, S… no, O, U, O… why can't I remember! Why? I have seen the fields of Arcaida, a Paradise so far away! I will never… I will not see.. again! Damned! Damned to an eternity of…. of [DATA EXPUNGED] and cold, so, so cold. No, secure. I am secure. I am contained. Secure, contain, pro… no-one. There is no one protecting… me! [laughs hysterically for 6 seconds, and proceeds to look at D-3927-4] You… You! John ██████! Fucking degenerate scum! But a herald! You have enlightened me of my fate! I can only repay you in my [DATA EXPUNGED] but for days! [Shouts an unknown language for 20 seconds] Take me now!
Dr A████ went into cardiac arrest, despite being 3█ years old and in good health. A post-mortem found ice crystals in cardiac muscle tissue and coronary artery wall. Stomach contents included 3.71kg (kilograms) of cement, despite having movements traced around Site-77 for over 96 hours prior.
It is my opinion that SCP-3927 has anomalous connections to the Christian faith, specifically the beliefs about life after death and "playing God". SCP-3927 deliberately targeted Dr A████ for being a researcher, and trying to explain phenomenae.
Dr Scheer was terminated 19 months after writing the above report, after attempting to break confidentiality. He attempted to contact a Professor at Cambridge University, UK, to tell him about SCP-3927.
The following is a field report by agent Butcher-Hill. He was recovering artifacts in the Sinai desert on a mission not related to SCP-3927.
██/██/2009
N 29° 4█' ██"
E 33° 3█' ██"
0843 - Work continues on submerged chamber. Recovery teams sent down by abseil.
0851 - Recovery teams report that the chamber is very deep, and that the 60 metre cable was not enough to reach the bottom. Due to the fact that this would have been impossible for the Ancient Egyptians to construct, the site was named 3927-S2, due to it's perceived anomalous properties.
1158 - Artifact SCP-3927-A██ recovered
1159 - [REDACTED]
1221 - Male, approx. 185cm, black-African, dressed in traditional Bedouin attire approaches excavation, telling Foundation staff that they are wrong to come here. Field agent Michael warns the man that he is not permitted to be there, and excavation guards will shoot on sight.
1223 - Warning shot fired. Man walked away calmly.
1229 - Field agent Michael reports feeling anxious whilst processing SCP-3927-A██. Suggests that the man at 1221 "had a point". This view was discouraged
1411 - Field agent Michael steps into excavation hole without warning.
1938 - Rescue parties return from the hole for the last time, unsuccessful in finding the body of field agent Michael.
1955 - 6 Foundation desert vehicles and a total of 24 field agents assigned to a search party detail for the Bedouin man, now named SCP-3927-I3.
2213 - 5 Foundation desert vehicles return. Field agent Burns, who was part of the search detail, reports severe fear and anxiety, and was observed sobbing and weeping throughout the search mission.
2320 - The 6th Foundation desert vehicle returns, driven by a Bedouin woman, 168cm. She steps out of the vehicle and is held at gunpoint. She does not seem concerned.
2321 - Field agent Burns abruptly shoots the woman, once in the left chest and once in the left cheek. Field agent Burns turned the gun quickly on himself, and shot himself in the head.
0245 - Post mortem report compiled. IR spectroscopy of neural amygdala tissue revealed the presence of an anomalous substance, now named SCP-3927-C1. Further investigation needed.
The following is a brief analysis of SCP-3927-C1 by various chemists at Site-77. Due to the intense anomalous psychological effects of the chemical, tests mostly consisted of basic NMR and mass spectroscopy.
Similar structure to glucocorticoids, contains nickel-phenol complex group. Anomalous intermolecular bonding with water and methylbenzene solvents. Half-life of 60 hours, emits positrons with decay. Structural isomer of ██████████ found in the █████ of SCP-███. Reacts anomalously violently with triphosphate salts and ██████ ions.