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Cryptic Scripts of Antiquity
Challenging puzzle for experienced crossword solvers
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  • 2. Early East Asian writing medium made from plant strips
  • 3. Symbolic or emblematic writing linked to clan or spirit
  • 4. Carved symbols or pictographs used in ancient scripts
  • 5. Grinding surface essential for ancient East Asian calligraphy
  • 6. Oval enclosing Egyptian royal name, a protective scroll
  • 7. Ancient manuscript in book form replacing scrolls
  • 10. Possessive form; related to the professional writer of old
  • 13. Containers holding fluid necessary for quill-based writing
  • 15. Concise sacred aphorisms in ancient Indian manuscripts
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  • 1. Ancient official responsible for documentation and transcription
  • 8. Manuscript reused by scraping off earlier writing
  • 9. Scholarly corrector of texts in antiquity (Latinized form)
  • 11. Wedge-shaped script etched on clay tablets in Mesopotamia
  • 12. Priestly cursive derivative of Egyptian hieroglyphs
  • 14. Study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions
  • 16. Tool for inscribing wax tablets or clay with sharp point
  • 17. Ancient Egyptian paper substitute made from plant stalks

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