Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 02/14/2005

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Across 1. One God of Chaos and Water
2. Goddess usually depicted as a cat, or as a woman with the head of a cat or lion.
4. A Turkish title of governors, high- ranking army officers or powerful civilians
7. The ancient Egyptians phoenix, which was probably a heron
8. Along with Pihor, a Brother God
10. God of the Spoken Word
11. hathor animal
13. A stone slab with an inscription or design which was used as a monument or grave marker
14. Goddess of War and Funerals
16. A leader of Islam, the title literally means the successor to Mohammed
17. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter
19. A caravan resthouse built of storage rooms for trade goods around a courtyard for the animals
20. A non weight bearing side support for an arch or wall
23. greek historian of egypt
26. the Arabic word for row or line
28. An archaeological and anthropological term meaning that a set method of making tools and other artifacts has been created and the artifacts are now mass- produced
31. A bridge
32. A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof
33. A tomb
35. Kindly God of the Desert
36. Warrior and Solar God
Down 1. Lady of the Mansion
3. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop
4. ancient religious city in north, counter to nekhen
5. Another Moon God
6. Goddess of the Harvest
7. Ancient Cow Goddess
9. Small devices, often arches placed in the corners of a square building to support a dome
11. A row of columns set at regular intervals and often supporting a roof
12. The Opener of the Ways
15. Ruler of the Riverbanks
18. An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion
21. Sign in the script that is placed after the phonograms and indicates the class or area of meaning to which it belongs
22. A cursive form of Arabic writing which forms the bases of modern Arabic printing
24. The Sun God
25. 5th dynasty founder
27. The Embracer, Goddess of Fertility and the Nile at Aswan
29. An Islamic house or mansion
30. The Astral God
34. tutankhamun's successor
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