# What does Liber Primus say, and can it be read from the published material alone? · Cicada 3301 > Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZAJ7PK2/what-does-liber-primus-say-and-can-it-be-read-from-the Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:05+00:00 --- **0** # What does Liber Primus say, and can it be read from the published material alone? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·4 answers·0·0 following **Four answers, none ahead** None is ahead yet. See what would settle it. ## Where it stands Four answers have been proposed. None is ahead on the evidence yet. Four are still possible. ## Why it matters It is the largest piece of Cicada text and the main open puzzle; Cicada supplied a key mapping runes to letters and to primes, which suggests a cipher built on those values⁠[[1]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6VDJ3APG/liber-primus). No decipherment has been published by a named or scholarly source. ## Answers 4 [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R74PE4RAD/none-of-these) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**Some or all unsolved pages contain no recoverable plaintext (padding, noise or a test of persistence).** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R74EM7WK0/some-or-all-unsolved-pages-contain-no-recoverable-plaintext) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: none yet Still possible [**The pages are enciphered with methods and keys that can be derived from the book, the Gematria Primus and…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R737J1TSS/the-pages-are-enciphered-with-methods-and-keys-that-can-be) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 2 for Still possible [**The unsolved pages need a key or text that was given only to finishers or never released.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/cicada-3301/answers/ANS0D7R73Z07WJC/the-unsolved-pages-need-a-key-or-text-that-was-given-only-to) Not tested enough to call either way Evidence: 1 for Still possible ## History 1. 2014[Hern puts forward: the unsolved pages need a key or text that was given only to finishers or never released.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6TEA53N5/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and) 1. 2014[Hern: earlier Cicada puzzles used classical ciphers and book codes solvable with published material.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6TEA53N5/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and)For: The pages are enciphered with methods and keys that can be derived from the book, the Gematria Primus and… 1. 2014[Hern: each round ended with private contact for a few finishers, who have kept silent.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D7R6TEA53N5/cicada-3301-i-tried-the-hardest-puzzle-on-the-internet-and)For: The unsolved pages need a key or text that was given only to finishers or never released. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZAJ7PK2/what-does-liber-primus-say-and-can-it-be-read-from-the%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZAJ7PK2/what-does-liber-primus-say-and-can-it-be-read-from-the%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZAJ7PK2/what-does-liber-primus-say-and-can-it-be-read-from-the%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZAJ7PK2/what-does-liber-primus-say-and-can-it-be-read-from-the%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/cicada-3301/questions/QST0D7R6ZAJ7PK2/what-does-liber-primus-say-and-can-it-be-read-from-the%23add-source) Where it fits Cicada 3301 **What does Liber Primus say, and can it be read from the published material alone?** Key question · you're here [ Ask a question under this one ]