Home›Sources›Theban alphabet (reference article)SourcesTheban alphabet (reference article)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Theban alphabet (reference article)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/theban-alphabet-reference-article.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Theban alphabet (reference article). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/theban-alphabet-reference-articleCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-theban-alphabet-reference-article, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Theban alphabet (reference article)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/sources/theban-alphabet-reference-article}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThis atlas draws specific, checkable facts from a Wikipedia reference article on the Theban alphabet: the 1518 date establishing Johannes Trithemius's priority in recording it, the contested attribution to a figure called Honorius of Thebes, the alphabet's one to one correspondence with the older Latin alphabet, its absence of separate letters for J and U, and a documented modern confusion over the letter W. Wikipedia articles are collectively edited and can change, so this atlas has verified only the specific facts named above against the article as read, not the article's full current content or its underlying citations, which a reader should check independently for anything beyond those named points.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (405 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested3A Wikipedia reference article, collaboratively edited and anonymously authored, cited narrowly for checkable specifics (Trithemius's 1518 priority, the contested Honorius attribution stated as the tradition's own claim, the one to one Latin correspondence, the missing J and U). That is the tier-3 use, the tradition's or subject's own account cited as its own claim, not independent evidence; a general encyclopedia entry is not a reputable curated secondary source in the tier-2 sense.NotesWell-attestedUsed for the 1518 Trithemius priority, the contested Honorius of Thebes ascription, the one-to-one correspondence with the old Latin alphabet, the absence of J and U, and the confusion over W.CitationAuthorWell-attestedWikipedia contributorsURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theban_alphabetSource TypeWell-attestedreferenceCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithThebes, Cities Well-attested This source names Thebes directly: "to a figure called Honorius of Thebes, the alphabet's one to one correspondence with the older Latin alphabet, its absence of separate letters for J and U, and a documented modern confusion over the..."Source Theban alphabet (reference article)Wikipedia contributorstier 3Claims Backed By This Source (405 claims)This source backs 405 claims across the atlas. As facts: 209 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 139 connected. Plus 56 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicOpen Questions, 371 claims: 203 well-attested, 139 connected, 29 general references.Alphabet Letters, 26 claims: 26 general references.Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Scripts & Magical Alphabets, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested209Open QuestionsWhere does the Theban sign for A come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for B come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for C come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for D come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for E come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for F come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for G come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for H come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for I come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for J come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for K come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for L come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for M come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for N come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for O come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for P come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for Q come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for R come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for S come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for T come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for U come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for V come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for W come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for X come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for Y come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for Z come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Which of the circulating Theban forms for W, if any, is the one Trithemius actually printed in 1518?Who first printed a Theban sign for J distinct from the sign for I, and where did that form come from?Who first printed a Theban sign for U distinct from the sign for V, and where did that form come from?SourcesTheban alphabet (reference article)Holds1SourcesTheban alphabet (reference article)Connected139Open QuestionsWhere does the Theban sign for A come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for B come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for C come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for D come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for E come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for F come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for G come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for H come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for I come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for J come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for K come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for L come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for M come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for N come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for O come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for P come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for Q come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for R come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for S come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for T come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for U come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for V come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for W come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for X come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for Y come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for Z come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Which of the circulating Theban forms for W, if any, is the one Trithemius actually printed in 1518?Who first printed a Theban sign for J distinct from the sign for I, and where did that form come from?Who first printed a Theban sign for U distinct from the sign for V, and where did that form come from?General References56Alphabet LettersTheban A ATheban B BTheban C CTheban D DTheban E ETheban F FTheban G GTheban H HTheban I ITheban J JTheban K KTheban L LTheban M MTheban N NTheban O OTheban P PTheban Q QTheban R RTheban STheban T TTheban U UTheban V VTheban W WTheban X XTheban Y YTheban Z ZOpen QuestionsWhere does the Theban sign for A come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for B come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for C come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for D come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for E come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for F come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for G come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for H come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for I come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for J come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for K come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for L come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for M come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for N come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for O come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for P come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for Q come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for R come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for S come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for T come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for U come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for V come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for W come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Where does the Theban sign for X come from, and does Trithemius's ascription of the script to Honorius of Thebes rest on anything but his own word?Showing 1 to 50 of 56 entities carrying this claim. 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