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Ancient Scripts and Lost Tongues
A crossword exploring obscure and extinct languages, their scripts, and linguistic heritage.
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  • 1. Semitic language of ancient Assyria and Babylon
  • 2. One of the earliest systems of writing from Mesopotamia
  • 3. East Germanic language recorded in 4th-century Bible translation
  • 6. An ancient Italian language with undeciphered scripts
  • 7. Language of ancient Elam, near modern-day Iran
  • 9. An extinct Anatolian language written in cuneiform
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  • 4. Ancient Semitic language noted for its alphabet
  • 5. Language isolate of ancient Mesopotamia
  • 8. Mycenaean Greek script deciphered in the 20th century
  • 10. Describes something no longer in use or spoken
  • 11. Extinct language of early Scotland, symbolized by stones
  • 12. Characters of early Germanic alphabets used by Norsemen
  • 13. Celtic language once spoken on the Isle of Man

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