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Cryptic Scripts of Forgotten Scribes
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  • 1. Old Slavic alphabet of saintly invention predating Cyrillic
  • 2. Cameroonian king’s syllabary devised to script a vernacular tongue
  • 5. Medieval musical notation symbols, precursors to modern notes
  • 7. Berber script with geometric forms used by Saharan nomads
  • 8. Latinized form linked with obscure South Asian script fragments
  • 9. Elvish script meticulously crafted by a philologist in fantasy lore
  • 13. Consonantal alphabet type found in Phoenician-derived scripts
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  • 3. Study of ancient writing and handwriting styles deciphered by scholars
  • 4. Wedge-shaped script inscribed on clay tablets in Mesopotamia
  • 6. Handwritten text from times before the printing press revolution
  • 10. Descriptor for archaic scripts but also a hint to archaic alphabet types
  • 11. Mysterious illustrated codex with undeciphered handwritten text
  • 12. Ancient Kashmiri script used primarily for Sanskrit texts
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