Scripts and Symbols of Ancient Scribes
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
- 1. Fine parchment made from calfskin, used for manuscripts
- 2. Simplified cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphs
- 3. Carved symbol in hieroglyphics or Mayan scripts
- 4. Ancient list or inventory of writings or objects
- 5. Set of letters representing individual sounds
- 9. Symbol representing an entire word or phrase
- 10. Sharp tool used for inscribing on wax or clay tablets
- 14. Inscription on a building or monument
- 16. Ancient Germanic letters carved into stone or wood
- 18. Ancient Indian inscription on a palm leaf
Down
- 6. Part of ancient writing tools that held papyrus scrolls
- 7. Plant-based material used by Egyptians for writing
- 8. Early writing surface made of clay or stone
- 11. Wedge-shaped writing of ancient Mesopotamia
- 12. Gilded bronze used decoratively on ancient writing tools
- 13. Character representing an idea or concept
- 15. Ancient professional writer or record keeper
- 17. Writing system based on syllables rather than letters
- 19. Holder for ink used by ancient scribes
- 20. Material used in ancient China for writing scrolls
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