The Theban alphabet is a writing system with unknown origins. It was first published in Johannes Trithemius' Polygraphia (1518), in which it was attributed to Honorius of Thebes. Trithemius' student Agrippa (1486-1535) attributed it to Pietro d'Abano (1250-1316).

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  • The Theban alphabet is a writing system with unknown origins. It was first published in Johannes Trithemius' Polygraphia (1518), in which it was attributed to Honorius of Thebes. Trithemius' student Agrippa (1486-1535) attributed it to Pietro d'Abano (1250-1316). It is also known as the Honorian Alphabet or the Runes of Honorius after the legendary magus (Theban is not, however, a runic alphabet), or the Witches' Alphabet due to its use in modern Wicca and other forms of witchcraft as one of many substitution ciphers to hide magical writings such as the contents of a Book of Shadows from prying eyes. The Theban alphabet bears little resemblance to other alphabets, and has not been found in any previous publications prior to Trithemius'. There is one-to-one correspondence between Theban and the letters in the old Latin alphabet. The modern characters J, U and W are not represented, and in modern usage these are transliterated using the Theban characters for I, V and V V. Theban letters only exist in a single case. This suggests an origin for Theban as a cipher calqued on Latin, along with the various alphabets described by Trithemius and Agrippa, based on either Latin or Hebrew. The Theban alphabet is also known as the Theban Script or Angelic Script, and it is said that it's one of several different scripts used to communicate with angels. It's also said that, when someone wants to petition an angel for help, it's more powerful if written with this script.
  • Das Thebanische Alphabet ist ein Schriftsystem unbekannter Herkunft. Es besteht aus 24 Zeichen, und dient vor allem der Verschleierung geheimer Texte. Quelle mit weiterführenden Literaturstellen: http://www. catb. org/~esr/unicode/theban/
  • L’alphabet théban aussi appelé alphabet des sorciers (ou Runes d'Honorius) est un alphabet utilisé par certains covens Wiccan pour coder leurs écrits. Son origine est inconnue mais comme pourrait le laisser supposer son nom, il serait originaire de Thèbes. Son inventeur serait Honorius de Thèbes, selon la légende.
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  • Theban
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  • 16C–present
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  • The Theban alphabet is a writing system with unknown origins. It was first published in Johannes Trithemius' Polygraphia (1518), in which it was attributed to Honorius of Thebes. Trithemius' student Agrippa (1486-1535) attributed it to Pietro d'Abano (1250-1316).
  • Das Thebanische Alphabet ist ein Schriftsystem unbekannter Herkunft. Es besteht aus 24 Zeichen, und dient vor allem der Verschleierung geheimer Texte. Quelle mit weiterführenden Literaturstellen: http://www. catb. org/~esr/unicode/theban/
  • L’alphabet théban aussi appelé alphabet des sorciers (ou Runes d'Honorius) est un alphabet utilisé par certains covens Wiccan pour coder leurs écrits. Son origine est inconnue mais comme pourrait le laisser supposer son nom, il serait originaire de Thèbes. Son inventeur serait Honorius de Thèbes, selon la légende.
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  • Theban alphabet
  • Thebanisches Alphabet
  • Alphabet thébain
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