Explore the mysteries of extinct languages and ancient writing systems in this captivating crossword puzzle about lost languages and scripts.
Ancient Scripts and Forgotten Tongues
Explore the mysteries of lost languages and extinct writing systems through this crossword puzzle.
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Across
- 1. Ancient kingdom with a now lost language and script
- 2. Ancient undeciphered script from Crete, successor to Linear A
- 3. Prefix meaning ancient, used in language studies (e.g., Palaeohispanic)
- 5. Influential ancient Semitic script, precursor to many alphabets
- 6. Ancient Mesoamerican civilization linked to early script development
- 9. Language of the indigenous people of the Canary Islands
- 10. Early writing system with wedge-shaped marks
- 12. Ancient culture associated with early writing in Mesopotamia
- 13. Ancient language known for hieroglyphs
- 16. Ancient Anatolian language written in cuneiform
- 17. Script associated with the ancient Harappan civilization, still undeciphered
Down
- 4. Extinct East Germanic language with its own alphabet
- 7. Mysterious glyphs from Easter Island, untranslatable
- 8. Relating to myths about the origin of the universe (used in some lost scripts context)
- 11. Later Egyptian script used for everyday writing
- 14. Extinct Anatolian language with its own alphabet
- 15. The study of ancient inscriptions
- 18. Advanced Central American civilization with a complex hieroglyphic script
- 19. Extinct language with a unique script from Western Xia dynasty
- 20. Ancient Iranian language used in Zoroastrian texts
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