CrosswordMint
Ancient Scripts and Forgotten Tongues
Explore the mysteries of extinct languages and rare writing systems in this crossword about lost languages and scripts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Across
  • 1. Egyptian script derived from hieratic for daily writing
  • 2. Ancient Berber script still used by Tuareg people
  • 4. Mycenaean Greek script predecessor to the Greek alphabet
  • 6. Undeciphered script from Easter Island
  • 8. Pre-Columbian civilization with unknown script or symbols
  • 13. Ancient Anatolian language using cuneiform script
Down
  • 3. Pictographic script of the Naxi people
  • 5. A secret or coded inscription often found in ancient texts
  • 7. Reconstructed ancestor of many Eurasian languages
  • 9. Sanskrit script precursor to Devanagari
  • 10. Earliest known form of writing using wedge-shaped marks
  • 11. Script used in ancient Nubia, still partially undeciphered
  • 12. Study of inscriptions or epigraphs

Similar Crossword Puzzles