Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 06/25/2007
Across | 2 | | A room prior to the naos, or sanctuary (7) | | 4 | | A screen or wall with icons which separated the Heikal (sanctuary) from the nave in Coptic churches (11) | | 7 | | Deity of Infinity and Eternity (3) | | 9 | | Also called a fez, this brimless felt cap with a dark, silk tassel and usually colored red, is of Turkish origin (9) | | 11 | | Demon God of the Win Press (6) | | 13 | | The Astral God (3) | | 14 | | The world of afterlife where the ancient Egyptians believed that the dead roamed (4) | | 15 | | A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter (2) | | 17 | | The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop (3) | | 18 | | A reference to the suns disc which was considered the life force and is closely related to the religious upheaval of Akhenaten (4) | | 19 | | A stone slab with an inscription or design which was used as a monument or grave marker (5) | | 20 | | An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion (3) | | 21 | | Lioness-goddess 'she who is powerful' (7) | | 22 | | God of chaos and confusion (3) | | 24 | | A guard of a temple or of a tomb (7) | | 26 | | Eater of the Dead; the Devourer (5) | | 29 | | Kindly God of the Desert (2) | | 30 | | Warrior Goddess of Canaan (7) | | 31 | | Amun animal (3) | | 32 | | The Perceptive Mind (3) |
| Down | 1 | | A statue of immense size, usually of a god or king (8) | | 2 | | A symbol in the ancient writing of Egypt which borrows the sound of another word (9) | | 3 | | Associated with the Goddess Hathor, a sacred rattle device used in her rituals (7) | | 5 | | Ancient new kingdom capital (6) | | 6 | | God of air and sunlight (3) | | 8 | | The pilgrimage to Mecca by a Muslim (4) | | 9 | | Name of four 18th dynasty rulers; hatshepsut's father (9) | | 10 | | A circular design often found on Coptic textiles and on Mamluk buildings (6) | | 12 | | 5th dynasty founder (7) | | 13 | | Festival usually celebrated after 30 years of a kings rule (3) | | 16 | | Warrior and solar god (5) | | 17 | | Goddess of writing and measurements (6) | | 19 | | The Orthodox body of the Islamic faith (5) | | 20 | | Tutankhamun's successor (2) | | 23 | | Northern Aqaba beach resort (4) | | 25 | | A religious leader in a community (4) | | 27 | | Grandmother of the gods (3) | | 28 | | A convex molding (5) | | 31 | | The sun god (2) |
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