| Across 1. Roofed colonnade, often running around the outside of small New Kingdom temples and Graeco-Roman birth houses 4. The niche in the qibla wall of a mosque indicating the direction of Mecca 7. A hieroglyphic sign for life similar to a cross 9. God of the Spoken Word 10. first pyramid builder 12. The sacred bull of Memphis 13. ancient religious city in north, counter to nekhen 14. A semi-circular domed recess, most frequently at the east end of a church 16. One God of Chaos and Water 17. A portion of a hall that is higher than the surrounding ceilings and which has windows for illumination 20. Goddess of Moisture 21. God of the Earth 23. A convex molding 24. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop 26. In Egypt specifically the word is used to refer to an ancient tempera painting 28. Lady of the Mansion 31. A religious leader in a community 33. A reference to the sun's disc which was considered the life force and is closely related to the religious upheaval of Akhenaten 34. The world of afterlife where the ancient Egyptians believed that the dead roamed 35. Linen or papyrus held together by glue and molded into coffins and funeral masks 37. Queen of the Gods 39. The Perceptive Mind 40. tutankhamun's successor 41. A concave bracket around the summits of walls or gates (2wds.) 45. A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof 46. 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. 47. 5th dynasty founder 49. (a) A vestibule at the west end of a church. (b) The entrance of ancient temples 52. Greeter of the Dead 53. In Egypt, usually a roofed porch supported by columns which is approached by steps 56. Kindly God of the Desert 57. God of chaos and confusion 58. The Astral God 59. God of Fertility 61. Interlaced wooden screen work 62. A framework of rigid design used as a means of supporting usually either a roof or a bridge 64. A version of the Bible that is translated into Greek in Alexandria by 70 authors 65. An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion | Down 1. A precursor of Osiris 2. A collection of spells originally written on papyrus and buried with a mummy (4 wds.) 3. Another Moon God 5. Goddess of Plenty 6. A symbol in the ancient writing of Egypt which borrows the sound of another word 8. The Victorious Herdsman 11. The Sun God 13. Niche in the temple containing the god's barque (2 wds) 15. A stone slab with an inscription or design which was used as a monument or grave marker 18. A vaulted hall, usually associated with a mosque 19. Goddess of the Inundation 22. From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life 25. The outer vestibule of a church 27. The latest form of the Egyptian language but written with mostly Greek letters 29. A king's first cartouche name or throne name 30. God of the Nile River 31. The Child God 32. A hospital 34. The only native Egyptian script in regular daily use from about the 7th century until the adaptation of Coptic in the Roman period 36. The main area of a church, usually flanked by aisles 38. first pyramid site 39. Scorpion Goddess 42. A type of engraving in which the designs are filled with a black alloy and produces a black figure on gold, silver, or brass background or the reverse 43. A cross derived from the ankh and adopted as a symbol by the early Coptic Christians (2 wds.) 44. A cupola or tower containing windows 48. An alloy of gold and silver, often used on the tips of obelisks 50. The arched chambers around a sahn or courtyard within a mosque 51. Deity of Infinity and Eternity 54. Cleanser of Re, Personification of the East 55. great pyramid builder 60. A Mother of Osiris 61. Grandmother of the Gods 63. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsman's roll of papyrus which he used as shelter |
