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Mysteries of Ancient Writing Systems
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  • 1. Script used in ancient and modern Cambodia
  • 3. Type of ancient script written using lines, includes A and B versions
  • 5. One of the earliest known writing systems, used in Mesopotamia
  • 6. Ancestor of many South Asian scripts from circa 3rd century BCE
  • 9. Alphabetic characters used by Germanic tribes
  • 10. Writing system created in Cameroon in the early 20th century
  • 11. Egyptian script using Greek letters plus some Demotic signs
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  • 2. A carved or inscribed symbol representing a word or sound
  • 4. Ancient Egyptian script derived from hieratic used for daily purposes
  • 7. Ancient Egyptian pictorial script
  • 8. Script derived from Nabataean, widely used in the Middle East
  • 12. Ancient Indo-Aryan language with its own script
  • 13. A variant name for some ancient scripts, also known as Ogham

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