# The lines are an enciphered message (for example a one-time pad keyed on the Rubaiyat or a classical cipher).

> Disputed: The lines are an enciphered message (for example a one-time pad keyed on the Rubaiyat or a classical cipher).

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# The lines are an enciphered message (for example a one-time pad keyed on the Rubaiyat or a classical cipher).

The lines are an enciphered message (for example a one-time pad keyed on the Rubaiyat or a classical cipher).

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- A key text and system yield readable plaintext.

## What would rule it out

- Statistical tests rule out the plausible systems, as they have for Playfair, Vigenère and Rubaiyat or Bible pads.

## Evidence none for · 2 against

[Defence cryptographers in 1978 found too few symbols for a satisfactory answer.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC27AC2ANR/defence-cryptographers-in-1978-found-too-few-symbols-for-a)

Suggestive

AGAINST

[Playfair, Vigenère and one-time-pad readings with Bible and Rubaiyat keys failed.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/evidence/EVD0CVC272J46WE/playfair-vigenere-and-one-time-pad-readings-with-bible-and)

Supported

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What are the five pencilled lines in the Rubaiyat?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/somerton-man/questions/QST0CVC20Z85TC8/what-are-the-five-pencilled-lines-in-the-rubaiyat)

Most likelyThe letters are the initial letters of words of an English text, written as personal shorthand

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The lines are an enciphered message (for example a one-time pad keyed on the Rubaiyat or a classical cipher). [Answer ANS0CVC26TR220R]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CVC26TR220R
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Key

**ANS** 0CVC26TR220R

Kind

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