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| 3 | | Queen of the gods (4) |
| 4 | | The nine great Osirian gods (6) |
| 7 | | Kindly god of the desert (2) |
| 8 | | A graphic representation, usually
in its simplest form of the object
itself, which represents the
object in hieroglyphics (8) |
| 9 | | A long robe worn by Egyptian men (9) |
| 13 | | Tower (4) |
| 15 | | The dominant male baboon god (4) |
| 16 | | God of the sea (4) |
| 19 | | A building where a Sufi sheikh
receives his brotherhood (6) |
| 20 | | A symbol of protection, consisting
of an image of a herdsman’s roll
of papyrus which he used as shelter (2) |
| 21 | | The official seat, center of
authority, jurisdiction, or office
of a bishop (3) |
| 22 | | Goddess of the firmament (3) |
| 23 | | Greek historian of Egypt (9) |
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| 1 | | According to religious legend (not
ancient Egyptian) these are
spirits created 2,000 years before
Adam that can be either good or
evil and can assume the form of
animals, insects or humans (4) |
| 2 | | God of magic and medicine (4) |
| 4 | | The superstition that the envious
glance of any passer-by, attracted
by an immodest show of wealth,
achievement or beauty, can harm or
bewitch (2 wds. (7) |
| 5 | | A walled monastery (4) |
| 6 | | Amun animal (3) |
| 9 | | The plateau (4) |
| 10 | | A vaulted hall, usually associated
with a mosque (5) |
| 11 | | A house, or the self contained
apartments into which Ummayed
mansions and Abbasid palaces were
divided (4) |
| 12 | | Tutankhamun's successor (2) |
| 13 | | Cat goddess (4) |
| 14 | | The sun god (2) |
| 17 | | Greeter of the dead (5) |
| 18 | | First ruler of unified Egypt (5) |
| 21 | | Festival usually celebrated after
30 years of a king’s rule (3) |
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