Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 06/05/2006

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Across

2		A walled monastery (4)
4		Kindly God of the Desert (2)
6		A symbol worn as a talisman against evil or injury (6)
8		Tutankhamun's successor (2)
9		An administrative title in the early Islamic period (4)
10		Ferryman of the Underworld (4)
11		Goddess of Plenty (5)
14		Plural for an Egyptian peasant (8)
17		Tower (4)
19		A conventional and generic manner of describing the head of a local priesthood (2 wds.) (10)
22		Goddess of the Firmament (3)
25		An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion (3)
26		Cow Goddess of the Sky (10)

Down

1		The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop (3)
2		A council chamber (2 wds.) (9)
3		The Sun God (2)
5		The Orthodox body of the Islamic faith (5)
7		Northern Aqaba beach resort (4)
12		The Astral God (3)
13		Centipede God (4)
14		A band of images or ornaments usually on a wall (6)
15		Deity of Infinity and Eternity (3)
16		One God of Chaos and Water (3)
17		Ancient religious city in north, counter to Nekhen (4)
18		The Sun God (2)
20		God of the Earth (3)
21		A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter (2)
23		An Islamic house or mansion (3)
24		Ancient Cow Goddess (3)

Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 06/05/2006

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