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Some Ancient Writings Crossword Clue

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noun

• paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat; used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans

• tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber that served many purposes in historic times

• a document written on papyrus

27%5Ancient writings
noun

• any character from an ancient Germanic alphabet used in Scandinavia from the 3rd century to the Middle Ages

27%13Ancient Egyptian writings
adjective

• resembling hieroglyphic writing

• written in or belonging to a writing system using pictorial symbols

noun

• writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

• a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt

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New York Times07 May 2017 Across 43
New York Times17 Nov 1998 Across 23
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