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The Dead Sea Scrolls were written in a wide range of languages and scripts, including two scripts written in code, commonly known as Cryptic A and B. Both scripts used signs and symbols that were not part of any known writing system, but rather were crafted to make certain texts more difficult to read. The first of these enigmatic scripts Cryptic A was broken in 1955. Now, according to an article published in the journal Dead Sea Discoveries Cryptic B may have been cracked as well.
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Cryptic Qumran Code Broken?
The Dead Sea Scrolls were written in a wide range of languages and scripts, including two scripts in code, commonly known as Cryptic A and B