CrosswordMint
Mysteries of Ancient Script Origins
Explore the fascinating world of ancient writing systems and their unique characteristics through this themed crossword puzzle.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Across
  • 1. Historic script for a Finno-Ugric language
  • 2. African script developed in Cameroon
  • 3. Mesopotamian wedge-shaped script
  • 5. Complex Mesoamerican glyphic script
  • 7. Writing system representing syllables
  • 8. Symbol representing a whole word
  • 10. Ancient alphabet credited as writing ancestor
  • 12. Study of ancient inscriptions
  • 13. Ancient Egyptian cursive script
  • 15. Semitic script used across ancient Near East
  • 19. Mysterious undeciphered script from South Asia
Down
  • 4. Ancient Mesoamerican culture with early script
  • 6. Nordic alphabet used by Germanic tribes
  • 9. Bronze Age script used in Mycenaean Greece
  • 11. Sacred Egyptian pictorial script
  • 14. Script that inspired Western alphabets
  • 16. Writing system with letters representing sounds
  • 17. Later Egyptian writing for daily use
  • 18. Egyptian script blending Greek and Demotic

Similar Crossword Puzzles