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Decoding Lost Scripts of Antiquity
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- 1. Ancestor script for many South Asian writing systems
- 2. Maldivian script derived from Arabic numerals with cryptic origins
- 3. Carved symbol in ancient writing systems, notably Egyptian
- 4. Undeciphered glyphs on Easter Island wooden tablets
- 8. Script once believed indecipherable, inscribed on clay tablets
- 9. Somali script created in 1920s to record the language
- 10. Egyptian script evolved from hieratic used by scribes
- 13. EL MARRA Archaeological site where early alphabetic inscriptions appeared (two words combined)
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- 5. Alphabet precursor credited for influencing Greek script
- 6. A hypothetical ancient script known for undeciphered argot
- 7. Mesoamerican civilization credited with early glyph form
- 11. Ancient Iranian script contemporaneous with Akkadian cuneiform
- 12. Wedge-shaped script that records Sumerian tablets
- 14. Cameroonian script invented by King Njoya in early 20th century
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