{"id":3012,"date":"2023-02-19T12:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T12:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dadstuffsite.com\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2023-08-14T19:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T19:57:46","slug":"whats-an-atbash-cipher-plus-fun-activities-to-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dadstuffsite.com\/whats-an-atbash-cipher-plus-fun-activities-to-try\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s an Atbash Cipher (Plus Fun Activities to Try!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
We may receive commissions from purchases made through links in this post, at no additional cost to you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I love teaching secret codes and ciphers to my kids. They have fun with the mystery and intrigue of what a secret message might reveal. Even when it’s a worksheet full of silly dad jokes, they have so much fun decoding the answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have younger kids or if they’re new to secret codes, the Atbash cipher is a great one to start with. It’s super easy to learn so your kids can get started writing messages right away. As long as your child can read and write, they can do this cipher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you’re looking for other great beginner ciphers, check out the Caesar Cipher<\/a>, the A1Z26 Cipher<\/a>, the Scytale Cipher<\/a>, and (my kids’ personal favorite) the Pigpen Cipher<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n This article is originally from www.dadstuffsite.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n An Atbash Cipher (sometimes called a Mirror Cipher or Reverse Alphabet) is a simple substitution cipher. It is made by replacing the letters of the alphabet with letters of the alphabet in reverse. For example, in an Atbash Cipher, A=Z, B=Y, C=X, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n In a substitution cipher (like the Atbash cipher), the order of letters in the original message (or plaintext) remains the same. Each letter is substituted by another letter or symbol into a coded message (or cipher text). <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Atbash cipher is one of the oldest recorded ciphers and has its roots in the Hebrew language. The name Atbash is from the Hebrew alphabet. If we take the first, last, second, and second-to-last letters (\u05d0\u05ea\u05d1\u05e9), we get the following transliterated letters: a<\/u><\/em><\/strong>lef<\/em>, t<\/u><\/em><\/strong>aw<\/em>, b<\/u><\/em><\/strong>et<\/em>, and sh<\/u><\/em><\/strong>in<\/em>, or Atbash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Examples of the Atbash cipher can be found in the book of Jeremiah, particularly with the King of “Sheshach.” When you decode “Sheshach” using an Atbash cipher, it translates to “babel” (that is, Babylon), and refers to the king of the Babylonian Empire. <\/p>\n\n\n The Atbash Cipher is \u201cmonoalphabetic\u201d in that each letter is replaced by one and only one letter or symbol. Therefore, the Atbash Cipher is easy to break. While not used in professional cryptography anymore, it’s fun to do and super easy to teach your kids<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to learn about another cipher used in history, check out The Scytale Cipher (What It Is and How to Teach Your Kids)<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The simplest way to learn the Atbash Cipher is to take two alphabets, one written above the other. The top alphabet is written normally from A to Z. The bottom alphabet is written backward from Z to A. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To encode\u2014that is, to convert the plaintext message into ciphertext\u2014take the corresponding letters of your message from the top row (plaintext) and replace them with the letters of the bottom (ciphertext). <\/p>\n\n\n\n This article is originally from www.dadstuffsite.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s encode the following example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Using an Atbash cipher, the first letter “I” is replaced with “R”. The second letter “U” is replaced with “F”, and so on. The final ciphertext message will now look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To decode, simply work the other way. Take the corresponding letters of your coded message from the bottom row (ciphertext) and replace them with the letters of the top (plaintext)<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you want to make things look a little fancier than a chart, you can also hand your kid a cipher wheel. Here\u2019s a free downloadable cipher wheel with corresponding numbers. If you want to add some mystery, age the paper with some old coffee or tea (check out how to age paper here<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat is an Atbash Cipher?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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How to Encode and Decode Messages Using an Atbash Cipher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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