CrosswordMint
Cryptic Codices and Forgotten Glyphs
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Across
  • 1. Indonesian ancient script used prior to Latin adoption
  • 2. Ancient Northwest Indian script written right to left
  • 5. Undeciphered glyphs carved on Easter Island wooden tablets
  • 9. Scriptural script variant used in medieval Jewish texts
  • 10. Priestly cursive derivative of Egyptian hieroglyphs
  • 13. Stenographic script based on sound rather than orthography
  • 15. Cameroonian script invented by King Njoya in early 20th century
  • 16. Northern European mysterious script with magical connotations
Down
  • 3. Primitive Irish script resembling a series of strokes or notches
  • 4. Latin for 'tongue,' root of many script names and linguistic terms
  • 6. Obscure Iranian script predating Elamite civilization
  • 7. Late Egyptian script used primarily for administrative texts
  • 8. Unused ancient script acronym, often confused with modern code (trick clue)
  • 11. Mycenaean script preceding the Greek alphabet, second variant
  • 12. Wedge-shaped script that carved Mesopotamian clay tablets
  • 14. Hypothetical alphabet alleged to link Semitic and Greek scripts
  • 17. Terraced pyramid, not a script but essential to context of cuneiform origins
  • 18. Neolithic European symbols possibly among earliest proto-writing
  • 19. Sino-Tibetan pictographic script with clan lineage context

Similar Crossword Puzzles