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Cryptic Scripts of Ancient Hands
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 2. Insular script style associated with a famous illuminated manuscript
  • 3. Style of handwriting used in official documents
  • 4. One of the earliest writing systems from ancient Mesopotamia
  • 5. Script developed for a dualistic religion mixing Persian and Christian elements
  • 10. Script created by a Cameroonian king for his people
  • 11. Rare script used in Peruvian pre-Columbian cultures
  • 12. Ancient shorthand system used by Roman scribes
  • 14. Somali script invented in the 1920s
  • 15. Ancient Semitic script used in Petra and surrounding areas
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  • 1. Fine parchment made from calfskin, used for handwritten manuscripts
  • 6. Early medieval script linked to Frankish kings
  • 7. Old Slavic script predating Cyrillic
  • 8. Ancient North Indian script, written right to left
  • 9. Script used by the Ismaili Muslims in India
  • 13. Script used by early Christian communities in Asia
  • 16. Script named after an ancient Syrian oasis city
  • 17. Mystical alphabet used by Germanic tribes

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