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Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 03/28/2005
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Across
3 A rectangular block placed on top of a column capital in order to support the architrave (6)
7 A spirit that inhabits the body during life and may leave it in death, but requires the continued existence of the body for its survival (2)
8 Northern aqaba beach resort (4)
10 Tutankhamun's successor (2)
11 The Perceptive Mind (3)
12 A very early symbol of Egyptian kingship in the shape of a palace (6)
14 God of Magic and Medicine (4)
15 A large piece of jewelry worn on the chest (8)
17 Protector of Childbirth (3)
18 Common housing such as an apartment house (3)
Down
1 A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof (3)
2 God of air and sunlight (3)
3 A hieroglyphic sign for life similar to a cross (4)
4 Rapids along a river, specifically the Nile (8)
5 Guard of the Gods (5)
6 The Creator (4)
9 A public drinking fountain (5)
12 Centipede God (4)
13 King of the Gods on Earth (5)
16 An Islamic house or mansion (3)
17 A gate (3)
19 Kindly God of the Desert (2)


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