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==See also==

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{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible"
* ]
|-
!data-sort-type="number"|Year of origin
!Ciphertext
!Decipherment status
|-
| 179-180
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1400s (15th century)
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1500s (16th century) (?)
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1586
| ] ciphers
| {{yes | align=left | Solved}}
|-
|17th century
| ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved}}
|-
| 1730
| ]'s treasure cryptogram
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1760–1780
| ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved in 2011}}
|-
| 1843
| "]" cryptogram by ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved (solution given within the short story)}}
|-
| 1882
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1885
| ]
| {{partial | align=left | Partially solved (1 out of the 3 ciphertexts solved between 1845 and 1885)}}
|-
| 1897
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1903
| "]" code by ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved (solution given within the short story)}}
|-
| 1917
| ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved within days of transmission}}
|-
| 1918
| ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved}}
|-
| 1918–1945
| ] messages
| {{yes | align=left | Solved (broken by Polish and ] cryptographers between 1932 and 1945)}}
|-
| 1939
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1939–1945
| ] messages
| {{yes | align=left | Solved (broken by Allied cryptographers in 1940)}}
|-
| 1941
| ] messages
| {{yes | align=left | Solved (broken by Allied cryptographers in 1942)}}
|-
| 1944
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1948
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1950(?)
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1969
| ] ciphers
| {{partial | align=left | Partially solved (2 out of the 4 ciphertexts solved between 1969 and 2020)}}
|-
| 1977
| ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved in 1993–1994}}
|-
|1983
|]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meaUE2b5whI |title=The $100,000 Puzzle That Took Two Years to Solve |date=2021-03-07 |last=Karen Puzzles |access-date=2024-07-04 |via=YouTube}}</ref>}}
|-
|1986
|]
|{{partial | align=left | Partially solved (all 4 ciphertexts solved between 1985 and 1986, but the solution to the 4th ciphertext has since been lost)<ref name="Decipher2and3">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XnCfS3ee8c |title=The $100,000 Puzzles That Were NEVER SOLVED |date=2021-05-09 |last=Karen Puzzles |access-date=2024-07-04 |via=YouTube}}</ref>}}
|-
|1987
|]
|{{no | align=left | Unsolved<ref name="Decipher2and3"/>}}
|-
| 1990
| ]
| {{partial | align=left | Partially solved (3 out of the 4 ciphertexts solved between 1992 and 1999)}}
|-
|1991
|Scorpion ciphers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scorpion Ciphers |url=https://ciphermysteries.com/other-ciphers/scorpion-ciphers |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=Cipher Mysteries |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 1999
| ]
| {{no | align=left | Unsolved}}
|-
| 2006
| ], embedded within the 2006 judgment on '']'' case
| {{yes | align=left | Solved within month of publication}}
|-
| 2012–2016
| ] puzzles
| {{partial | align=left | Partially solved (2 out of 3 puzzles solved)}}
|-
| 2015
| ]
| {{yes | align=left | Solved}}
|}

==See also==
* ] (cleartext, natural-language writing of unknown meaning)

== References ==
{{reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
* ] List of * ]'s

* (The rec.puzzles archive)
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* (Google groups archive)
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 10 November 2024

Some famous ciphertexts (or cryptograms), in chronological order by date, are:

Year of origin Ciphertext Decipherment status
179-180 Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 90 Unsolved
1400s (15th century) Voynich Manuscript Unsolved
1500s (16th century) (?) Rohonc Codex Unsolved
1586 Babington Plot ciphers Solved
17th century Great Cipher Solved
1730 Olivier Levasseur's treasure cryptogram Unsolved
1760–1780 Copiale cipher Solved in 2011
1843 "The Gold-Bug" cryptogram by Edgar Allan Poe Solved (solution given within the short story)
1882 Debosnys cipher Unsolved
1885 Beale ciphers Partially solved (1 out of the 3 ciphertexts solved between 1845 and 1885)
1897 Dorabella Cipher Unsolved
1903 "The Adventure of the Dancing Men" code by Arthur Conan Doyle Solved (solution given within the short story)
1917 Zimmermann Telegram Solved within days of transmission
1918 Chaocipher Solved
1918–1945 Enigma machine messages Solved (broken by Polish and Allied cryptographers between 1932 and 1945)
1939 D'Agapeyeff cipher Unsolved
1939–1945 Purple cipher machine messages Solved (broken by Allied cryptographers in 1940)
1941 Lorenz SZ42 machine cipher messages Solved (broken by Allied cryptographers in 1942)
1944 Pigeon NURP 40 TW 194 Unsolved
1948 Tamam Shud case Unsolved
1950(?) James Hampton Unsolved
1969 Zodiac Killer ciphers Partially solved (2 out of the 4 ciphertexts solved between 1969 and 2020)
1977 The Magic Words are Squeamish Ossifrage Solved in 1993–1994
1983 Decipher Solved
1986 Decipher II Partially solved (all 4 ciphertexts solved between 1985 and 1986, but the solution to the 4th ciphertext has since been lost)
1987 Decipher III Unsolved
1990 Kryptos Partially solved (3 out of the 4 ciphertexts solved between 1992 and 1999)
1991 Scorpion ciphers Unsolved
1999 Ricky McCormick's encrypted notes Unsolved
2006 Smithy code, embedded within the 2006 judgment on The Da Vinci Code case Solved within month of publication
2012–2016 Cicada 3301 puzzles Partially solved (2 out of 3 puzzles solved)
2015 11B-X-1371 Solved

See also

References

  1. Karen Puzzles (2021-03-07). The $100,000 Puzzle That Took Two Years to Solve. Retrieved 2024-07-04 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ Karen Puzzles (2021-05-09). The $100,000 Puzzles That Were NEVER SOLVED. Retrieved 2024-07-04 – via YouTube.
  3. "Scorpion Ciphers". Cipher Mysteries. Retrieved 2024-07-04.

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