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Record Information
ID:532
Name:TNA_SP106/7_Anne_(0011-0012)
Current Location
Country:UK
City:Kew
City:The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 7.
Origin
Dates: -
Author:
Sender:
Receiver:Nathaniel Davison, consul in Algiers from 1778 to 1783
Region:Ottoman Empire
City:Algiers
Content
Type:Key
Status:N/A
Cipher Type:Polyalphabetic, Nomenclatures
Symbol Sets:Alphabet, Graphic signs, Numerical
Pages:2
Creation
Owner:19
Creator:19
Creation Date:2018-10-26 00:00:00
Access mode:Authentication required

ID 532
Name TNA_SP106/7_Anne_(0011-0012)
Owner
Current Location and Name Kew,The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 7.
TNA_SP106/7_Anne_(0011-0012)
Dates 1778 - 1778
Authors
Ottoman Empire Algiers
Languages Cleartext:English
Plaintext:English
Country UK
City Kew
Holder The National Archives, State Papers, inv.nr. 106 box 7.
Author
Sender
Receiver Nathaniel Davison, consul in Algiers from 1778 to 1783
Region Ottoman Empire
Origin City Algiers
Start Year 1778
Start Month 1
Start Day 1
End Year 1778
End Month 12
End Day 31
Record
Type
Key
Status N/A
Symbol Set AlphabetGraphic signsNumerical
Cipher Type PolyalphabeticNomenclatures
Cipher Type (notes)
Symbol Sets (notes)
No. of Pages 2
Inline Cleartext No
Inline Plaintext No
Cleartext
Language
English
Plaintext
Language
English
Private Ciphertext True
Available Documents Transcription
Paper
Access Mode Authentication required
Creation Date 10/26/18
Key: encoded plaintext type PersonLocation
Key: numbers No
Key: content words Yes
Key: function words Yes
Key: syllables No
Key: morphological endings No
Key: phrases Yes
Key: sentences No
Key: punctuation Yes
Key: nomenclature size 21-50
Key: sections Yes
Key: headings No
Key: plaintext arrangement Random
Key: ciphertext arrangement Random
Key: memorability Thematic
Key: symbol set DigitsGraphic
Key: diacritics No
Key: code length Variable
Key: code types SimplePolyphonic
Key: metaphors No
Key: material properties Handwritten
Key: instructions Yes

Additional Information
A polyalphabetical cipher is more or less mimicked by 5 jumbled alphabets with a number indicator. A small nomenclature, comprising of 20 entries, mainly names and places, is represented by 2-digit numbers as well. A small set of esoteric signs signifies frequently occurring words.
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