[SunkenCiv]

Dunno. Probably related to Indus Valley script? Or perhaps a precursor to Chinese? Lemme look around the trusty hard drive... [sound of electrons being moved around] nope, nothin'. try this.

George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent

[Eastbound]

From the link: (extract):

http://www.ncsj.org/AuxPages/051301Times.shtml

"Whatever its origins, Dr. Mair said, the type of symbols and the small number of strokes used to create each one "makes me think the writing system is already fairly abstract, not pictographic.""

Hmmm. My guess: A transition language from Sumerian to another form in another land. Thanks for the link.