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Esoteric Scripts and Ancient Tongues
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Across
- 1. Ancient art of carving small stones, often encoding cryptic scripts
- 2. Rock-engraved symbol serving as one of language’s earliest records
- 3. Hypothetical root of many Eurasian languages, shortened prefix included
- 4. Field studying meaning beyond mere phonetic expression
- 5. Wedge-shaped writing that impressed ancient Mesopotamia
- 6. Priestly cursive script derived from monumental hieroglyphs
- 9. Family of languages native to central Mexico, Nahuatl’s kindred
Down
- 7. The scientific study deciphering phonemes, morphemes, and syntax
- 8. The discipline analyzing ancient inscriptions to unravel linguistic origins
- 10. Simplified Egyptian script succeeding hieratic, pre-Roman era
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