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Enigmatic Scripts of the Silk Road
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Ancient Indo-European language once spoken in Central Asia
  • 2. Saka language from an ancient Silk Road kingdom
  • 3. Hypothetical extinct script from Silk Road archaeological finds
  • 5. Middle Persian script used in Sassanian Empire texts
  • 6. Old Turkic language from the western Silk Road areas
  • 8. Key mercantile language of Silk Road traders
  • 9. An ancient language of a kingdom near Lake Van, linked to lost scripts
Down
  • 4. Religious script used by followers of a syncretic faith along trade routes
  • 7. An extinct Iranian language from Central Asia’s Oxus region
  • 10. Lost dialect once used near the ancient city of Kucha
  • 11. Ancient branch of languages key to early Silk Road cultures

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