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Theban alphabet
Substitution cypher popular among modern occultists / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Theban alphabet, also known as the witches' alphabet, is a writing system, specifically a substitution cipher of the Latin script, that was used by early modern occultists and is popular in the Wicca movement.[1][2]
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Theban alphabet | |
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Script type | Alphabet
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Creator | uncertain (above chart from Polygraphia, 1518, by Johannes Trithemius) |
Time period | 16th c. – present |
Direction | Left-to-right ![]() |
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