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Lost Scripts and Ancient Codes
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 2. Civilization known for its complex glyph writing
  • 3. A simplified Egyptian script derived from hieratic
  • 4. One of the earliest writing systems from ancient Mesopotamia
  • 6. Script used historically in the Middle East and surrounding regions
  • 7. Inscription or engraved text, often ancient
  • 12. Prefix for two ancient Aegean scripts: A and B
  • 14. Famous shorthand code originally designed for speed writing
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  • 1. Greek term referring to the common people, root for some ancient scripts
  • 5. Ancient Semitic script precursor to Arabic
  • 8. Ancient Egyptian pictorial writing system
  • 9. Extinct script used in Western Xia dynasty
  • 10. Script used to write an extinct East Germanic language
  • 11. A tricky word often used in puzzles, unrelated to languages but fitting length
  • 13. An ancient script that is ancestor to many Indian writing systems
  • 15. Latin root meaning 'language' or 'tongue'
  • 16. Characters used in ancient Germanic alphabets
  • 17. Mesoamerican people with early iconographic scripts

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