Across 1. Sign in the script which implies meaning, not sound 5. A convex molding 8. A religious hostel for Sufi, where the shaykh may reside and instruct his disciples 10. Deity of Darkness, Obscurity and Night 12. Amun animal 14. A public or private bath 16. City of Alexander's orical 17. Son of Bastet 18. 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.) 21. Roofed colonnade, often running around the outside of small New Kingdom temples and Graeco-Roman birth houses 22. A cursive form of Arabic writing which forms the bases of modern Arabic printing 24. Protector of Childbirth 25. God of Fertility 26. The outer court of a mosque 27. The Soul 29. Deity of Infinity and Eternity 31. Another Moon God 33. A religious leader in a community 35. Ancient religious city in north, counter to Nekhen 36. Niche in the temple containing the god's barque (2 wds) 38. The main area of a church, usually flanked by aisles 39. A script originating in Mesopotamia, used in many languages 41. The heraldic plant of Lower Egypt 44. The platform in a mosque where the Koran is chanted 45. Tutankhamun's successor 47. An aspect of the sun god Ra 48. From as early as the predynastic period, a vent of some nature which faces north to catch the cool prevailing winds 49. God of the Spoken Word 50. An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion 51. A stone slab with an inscription or design which was used as a monument or grave marker 53. Gods of the viscera and the canopic jars 59. Goddess of Thebes 61. The Pregnant God 63. In Egypt specifically the word is used to refer to an ancient tempera painting 64. Goddess of the Firmament 65. Ferryman of the Underworld 66. Markets that are set up in the open air, or small shops or vendors that are along a specific street 67. A palace, fortress or mansion
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Down 1. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop 2. God of the Earth 3. A hieroglyphic sign for life similar to a cross 4. The Fish Goddess 6. The Sun God 7. A temple of the Greco-Roman period god Serapis 9. God of Magic and Medicine 10. An Islamic elementary school frequently attached to a mosque or situated above a fountain where boys are instructed on the Koran 11. 5th dynasty founder 13. A funerary figurine which served as a dead mans deputy in order to do labor for him in the afterlife 15. The Christian doctrine that the human and divine natures of Christ are absorbed into one nature, the divine 19. A main street that parallels the Nile or other water fronts 20. A canopy which is supported by columns over a throne, altar or tomb 21. Kindly God of the Desert 22. Southern land 23. Centipede God 28. The outer vestibule of a church 30. She who is Above the Spirits 32. The picture alphabet used for writing Egyptian 34. Grandmother of the Gods 36. From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life 37. A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches 40. Lady of Truth and Order 42. The Child God 43. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter 44. The world of afterlife where the ancient Egyptians believed that the dead roamed 46. God of the Sea 52. An Islamic house or mansion 54. One God of Chaos and Water 55. From Coptic art, the position of a figure with hands raised in adoration 56. The arched chambers around a sahn or courtyard within a mosque 57. Festival usually celebrated after 30 years of a kings rule 58. First ruler of unified Egypt 59. A nationalistic party of Egypt which was led by Saad Zaghlul 60. Canal 62. Common housing such as an apartment house
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