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Mystic Glyphs and Forgotten Alphabets
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 1. Ancient script used in Crete, predecessor to Greek
  • 2. Script used by Tuareg people of the Sahara desert
  • 3. Wedge-shaped writing of ancient Mesopotamia
  • 4. A system of writing or symbols
  • 6. Magical symbols often used in medieval manuscripts
  • 7. Name of a vanished Balkan people with a mysterious script
  • 10. Consonant sound or symbol formed in the vocal cords; sometimes features in ancient scripts
  • 12. Simplified ancient Egyptian script for everyday use
  • 15. Prefix meaning ancient, often used in manuscripts study
  • 16. Method of secret writing or code
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  • 5. Egyptian sacred pictorial writing system
  • 8. Inscription on a monument or artifact
  • 9. Name associated with scholars who studied runes (used here as a nod to expertise in runic studies)
  • 11. Alphabet used by Germanic tribes before Latin adoption
  • 13. Early medieval Irish script carved on stones
  • 14. Describes something very old, often related to old scripts
  • 17. Language script widely used in the Near East around 1000 BCE
  • 18. Unknown script used in pre-Roman Spain
  • 19. Script invented in Cameroon for their native language
  • 20. Ancient manuscript in book form

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