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Forgotten Scripts and Ancient Tongues
Explore the mysteries of extinct languages and lost writing systems through this crossword puzzle.
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Across
  • 1. Egyptian script used for administrative purposes
  • 4. Ancient Mesopotamian wedge-shaped writing
  • 6. Classic Mesoamerican civilization's writing system
  • 8. Hypothetical lost script from Atlantean lore
  • 9. Ancient Anatolian language recorded in cuneiform
  • 10. Script used by Mycenaeans before Greek alphabet
  • 12. Script from an undeciphered ancient civilization in Pakistan
  • 13. Mystery manuscript written in an undeciphered script
  • 17. Pre-classic Mesoamerican culture known for early writing
Down
  • 2. Loss of language by cultural or historical deletion
  • 3. Ancient Chinese script precursor to modern characters
  • 5. Mountain near which extinct Peruvian languages were found
  • 7. The study of ancient inscriptions
  • 11. Alternative spelling for an ancient Aegean script B
  • 14. Stone key that deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs
  • 15. Remains often containing lost writings or languages
  • 16. Extinct East Germanic language with unique alphabet

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