Explore the mysteries of extinct languages and ancient writing systems in this captivating crossword puzzle about lost languages and scripts.
Mysteries of Ancient Forgotten Scripts
Explore the enigmatic world of lost languages and scripts through clues highlighting their history, discovery, and cultural significance.
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- 1. Name of a mysterious illustrated manuscript written in an unknown script
- 2. Ancient Egyptian script that followed hieratic
- 3. Ancient script used in Syria, derived from Aramaic
- 6. Cursive script used in ancient Egypt derived from hieroglyphs
- 8. Systems of writing or alphabets
- 9. Script used by the ancient Minoans, still partly undeciphered
- 10. Latin word for language, often linked to lost tongues
- 12. Incorrect, unrelated word. Replace with relevant script or language
- 15. An inscription carved on stone or metal
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- 4. Ancient script used in Gandhara, now extinct
- 5. One of the earliest known writing systems, used in ancient Mesopotamia
- 7. An anagram of 'RIPIDES TU' - incorrect, replace with a valid word
- 11. Ancient Semitic script used in Petra
- 13. Symbols or characters in ancient writing systems
- 14. To interpret or make sense of a lost writing
- 16. Script from an ancient civilization in the Indian subcontinent, undeciphered
- 17. Stone that helped decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs
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