Perfect for beginners with simple, common vocabulary
Ancient Tongues and Lost Scripts
Explore the mysterious world of forgotten languages through this intriguing crossword featuring extinct alphabets, ancient scripts, and linguistic relics.
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- 1. Name of a mysterious illustrated manuscript in an unknown script
- 2. To decode or make sense of an unknown or forgotten script
- 3. Symbolic figures carved or inscribed in ancient scripts
- 4. Picture writing system used by ancient Egyptians
- 5. Refers to classification, linked to language families and taxonomy
- 6. Study of ancient Egyptian language and culture
- 8. Skill of clear and expressive speech, crucial in ancient language preservation
- 9. One of the earliest known writing systems from Mesopotamia
- 13. Pre-Roman language once spoken on the Iberian Peninsula
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- 7. Process of interpreting meaning from forgotten or coded text
- 10. Ancient seafaring civilization credited with creating a precursor to modern alphabets
- 11. Classical language of ancient India, foundational for many modern languages
- 12. Technique used for inscribing words on ancient tablets or stones
- 14. Characters of an ancient Germanic alphabet
- 15. Latin word for 'language' or 'tongue'
- 16. Civilization known for its intricate hieroglyphic writing system
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