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Ancient Scripts and Lost Alphabets
Explore the mysteries of forgotten writing systems with this crossword featuring ancient abandoned alphabets and obscure scripts.
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  • 1. North African script derived from Phoenician
  • 3. Ancient script used in Gandhara region of India
  • 4. Ancestor script of many South Asian writing systems
  • 6. Oldest known Slavic alphabet
  • 8. Ancient Semitic alphabet that influenced Greek script
  • 10. Ancient Southeast Asian alphabet no longer in use
  • 11. Lost alphabet used in ancient Syria and Mesopotamia
  • 13. Hypothetical lost script related to Indus Valley civilization
  • 14. Early medieval alphabet used primarily to write old Irish
  • 15. Egyptian script derived from hieratic, used for daily writing
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  • 2. Mongol-era script created to write multiple languages
  • 5. Alphabet used by Germanic tribes in Northern Europe
  • 7. Study of ancient writing and scripts
  • 9. Simplified Egyptian script used by priests
  • 12. Early wedge-shaped script from Mesopotamia
  • 16. Bronze Age script used in ancient Crete

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