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1. A convex molding 4. Goddess of War and Funerals 6. Grandmother of the Gods 7. estate inspector in the reign of Thutmose IV 8. name of four 18th dynasty rulers; hatshepsut's father 11. The greeting area of the public or men's apartments 13. Egyptian priest and historian; author of Aegyptiaca 14. tutankhamun's successor 15. Goddess of the Harvest 17. The Dominant Male Baboon God 18. The Sun God 20. a person through whom a deity is believed to speak 22. 5th dynasty founder 24. God of the Spoken Word 25. A walled monastery 27. A type of glass and pottery decoration developed by Islamic craftsmen involving multiple firings |
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1. an excavation in which a corpse is
buried 2. A circular design often found on Coptic textiles and on Mamluk buildings 3. former head of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo 5. A public or private bath 6. Designs that are created by inlaying small, colored pieces of glass, stone, tiles, etc., and often decorate walls or floors 8. The Good Sister 9. Arabic word for three describing the length of the typical small stone building blocks of temples 10. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter 12. Also called a fez, this brimless felt cap with a dark, silk tassel and usually colored red, is of Turkish origin 14. An administrative title in the early Islamic period 16. hieroglyphic sign meaning beautiful and good 17. symbol of strength, masculinity and fertility 19. Kindly God of the Desert 21. one of five elements which the Egyptians considered necessary to make up a complete personality 23. 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 25. An Islamic house or mansion 26. The Sun God |
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