Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 08/06/2007

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Across

1		From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life (2)
2		A symbol in the ancient writing of Egypt which borrows the sound of another word (9)
4		A framework of rigid design used as a means of supporting usually either a roof or a bridge (5)
6		A sign in the script which is to indicate a dual or plural form (9)
10		Head of the local priesthood and usually extended by the name of a god (7)
12		Ancient religious city in north, counter to Nekhen (4)
13		The pilgrimage to Mecca by a Muslim (4)
14		Also called a fez, this brimless felt cap with a dark, silk tassel and usually colored red, is of Turkish origin (9)
16		A Mother of Osiris (3)
17		Amun animal (3)
19		Meroitic God of Procreation (10)
23		Kindly God of the Desert (2)
25		God of Lower Egypt (11)
27		The Astral God (3)
29		Niche in the temple containing the god's barque (2 wds) (12)
33		The book of "What is in the Netherworld". (6)

Down

1		A collection of spells originally written on papyrus and buried with a mummy (4 wds.) (13)
3		An Islamic house or mansion (3)
5		A version of the Bible that is translated into Greek in Alexandria by 70 authors (10)
7		Title earned by a Muslim who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca (5)
8		God of the Earth (3)
9		Warrior Goddess of Canaan (7)
11		Common housing such as an apartment house (3)
15		A reference to the suns disc which was considered the life force and is closely related to the religious upheaval of Akhenaten (4)
18		The Dominant Male Baboon God (4)
20		The crier who calls the Muslim faithful to prayer (7)
21		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)
22		The Sun God (2)
24		A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter (2)
26		The Bird of Creation (4)
27		The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop (3)
28		God of the Spoken Word (2)
30		Tutankhamun's successor (2)
31		A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof (3)
32		God of air and sunlight (3)

Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 08/06/2007

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