Atbash cipher

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf crypt
substitution cipher
gptkbp:alphabet gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:category crypt
gptkbp:describes A simple substitution cipher that replaces each letter with its reverse counterpart in the alphabet
gptkbp:example A becomes Z, B becomes Y, C becomes X, etc.
gptkbp:features not secure by modern standards
gptkbp:historicalName used to encode Hebrew scriptural texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atbash cipher
gptkbp:introducedIn circa 6th century BCE
gptkbp:invertible true
gptkbp:key no key required
gptkbp:origin ancient Hebrew
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Caesar_cipher
gptkb:ROT13
gptkbp:supportsAlgorithm monoalphabetic substitution
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Hebrew_Bible
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cryptograms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8