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Mysteries of Forgotten Ancient Scripts
Explore the enigmatic world of lost languages and obscure writing systems through this challenging crossword puzzle.
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Across
  • 1. Art of carving inscriptions or designs on gems
  • 2. Extinct East Germanic language once written
  • 3. Earliest known system of writing on clay tablets
  • 5. Script devised for the Somali language
  • 6. Study of ancient Egyptian language and writings
  • 8. Ancient script family including A and B
  • 9. Simplified ancient Egyptian script
  • 11. Study of inscriptions or epigraphs
  • 14. Anatolian language recorded in cuneiform
  • 16. Shape descriptor for ancient inscriptions
  • 17. Hypothetical ancient script often debated by linguists
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  • 4. Mysterious medieval manuscript with unknown text
  • 7. Civilization known for undeciphered script on seals
  • 10. Ancient Semitic script that influenced Greek and Latin alphabets
  • 12. Legendary city linked to linguistic confusion
  • 13. Ancient Sudanese script still only partly deciphered
  • 15. Alphabet derived from Glagolitic, used in Slavic languages
  • 18. Paired consonants in Ugaritic cuneiform
  • 19. Alphabet of ancient Germanic peoples

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