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Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 06/04/2007


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1A nationalistic party of Egypt which was led by Saad Zaghlul (4)
4Deity of Infinity and Eternity (3)
6A market or meeting place (5)
9An aspect of the sun god Ra (3)
10A wooden grave marker or sometimes applied to a ceremonial tomb such as a cenotaph (5)
11An ancient symbol of two circles coming together, overlapping one another to form an almond shape in the middle (8)
13Goddess Demoness of Birth (7)
14Protector of Childbirth (3)
16A pillar that is mostly in an open court or portico with a colossal statue of a king forming its front part (6)
17 The catfish king (6)
19The Bird of Creation (4)
21An administrative subdivision of ancient Egypt (4)
23A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof (3)
24A gate (3)
26The Astral God (3)
28A flail or rattle to drive away evil spirits (9)
29An administrative title in the early Islamic period (4)
30An Islamic title (5)
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2Kindly God of the Desert (2)
3Sufi litany or prayer service (5)
5A long tunic tied at the waist and of Oriental design (6)
7A sign in the script which is to indicate a dual or plural form (9)
8Roofed colonnade, often running around the outside of small New Kingdom temples and Graeco-Roman birth houses (10)
9Tutankhamun's successor (2)
11Grandmother of the Gods (3)
12The sacred bull of Memphis (4)
15The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop (3)
17One God of Chaos and Water (3)
18 Amun animal (3)
19Tower (4)
20A palace, fortress or mansion (4)
22The War God (6)
24The Dominant Male Baboon God (4)
25From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life (2)
27God of the Spoken Word (2)
31Goddess of the Firmament (3)


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