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Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 04/30/2007
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2 The Sun God's Butler (6)
5 An irrigation device that was introduced during the Ptolemaic period (6)
6 Tutankhamun's successor (2)
7 Along with Peteese, a Brother God (5)
9 The All-Father (4)
10 Sign in the script which implies meaning, not sound (8)
11 Amun animal (3)
15 Those who believe that only a member of Ali's family could become his successor (7)
16 Son of Bastet (5)
18 A Wife of Horus (8)
20 A council Chamber (2 wds.) (9)
24 A semi-circular domed recess, most frequently at the east end of a church (4)
26 The Child God (3)
28 Common housing such as an apartment house (3)
30 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)
31 The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop (3)
Down
1 A statue or sculpture which depicts the human form in an asymmetrical pose (12)
2 A band of images or ornaments usually on a wall (6)
3 A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches (9)
4 The womens quarters in a house (5)
5 God of air and sunlight (3)
8 An Islamic house or mansion (3)
9 Kindly God of the Desert (2)
10 The interior courtyard of a Mosque (4)
12 First ruler of unified Egypt (5)
13 Queen of the Gods (4)
14 An administrative title in the early Islamic period (4)
17 Festival usually celebrated after 30 years of a kings rule (3)
19 A filter inserted into the neck of a drinking vessel to filter out bugs and debris (5)
21 A religious leader in a community (4)
22 An aspect of the sun god Ra (3)
23 God of the Nile River (4)
25 A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter (2)
27 God of Magic and Medicine (4)
29 Protector of Childbirth (3)


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