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1. Cat Goddess 3. Interlaced wooden screen work 7. Deity of Infinity and Eternity 9. first pyramid site 10. The Embracer, Goddess of Fertility and the Nile at Aswan 11. The plateau 14. A Wife of Horus 19. A market or meeting place 21. modern name of ancient new kingdom capital 22. Stars or constellations that rose once every ten days and by which the ancient Egyptians used to tell time 25. Designs that are created by inlaying small, colored pieces of glass, stone, tiles, etc., and often decorate walls or floors 28. Tutankhamun's successor 29. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter 32. Associated with the Goddess Hathor, a sacred rattle device used in her rituals 34. Helper of Anubis 35. The inner or secret shrine of ancient places of worship 37. The Good Sister 41. An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion 42. A monolithic tapered shaft that symbolizes the primordial mound upon the rays of the sun shone first 44. The Child God 45. Type of small openwork temple with supporting pillars 46. Ancient Cow Goddess 47. The Sun God 51. King of the Gods on Earth 53. A viceroy, usually Ottoman 54. Creator Goddess 57. A collection of spells originally written on papyrus and buried with a mummy (4 wds.) 61. The only native Egyptian script in regular daily use from about the 7th century until the adaptation of Coptic in the Roman period 62. Those who believe that only a member of Ali's family could become his successor 64. An aspect of the sun god Ra 65. Goddess of the Inundation 66. A stone slab with an inscription or design which was used as a monument or grave marker 67. The Composite God 69. A long robe worn by Egyptian men 70. A walled monastery |
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1. Tower 2. Canal 3. Lady of Truth and Order 4. Strong man of Egyptology 5. Kindly God of the Desert 6. God of Lower Egypt 8. Supreme Council of Antiquities chairman 12. Queen of the Gods 13. Used in Islamic art, an intricate design of flowers, foliage or geometric shapes 15. The All-Father 16. A screen or wall with icons which separated the Heikal (sanctuary) from the nave in Coptic churches 17. A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof 18. Amun animal 20. 5th dynasty founder 23. A round pole-like support, often of stone 24. One God of Chaos and Water 26. A concave bracket around the summits of walls or gates (2wds.) 27. A symbolic tomb, honoring the dead but not containing the body 30. A statue or sculpture which depicts the human form in an asymmetrical pose 31. Stylized plants usually found at the top of ancient Egyptian walls (2 wds.) 33. The book of "What is in the Netherworld". 36. A sign in the script which is to indicate a dual or plural form 38. Gods of the Viscera and the Canopic Jars 39. southern land 40. The outer part of a clad wall 41. Goddess of War 43. Deity of Darkness, Obscurity and Night 48. God of air and sunlight 49. Small devices, often arches placed in the corners of a square building to support a dome 50. A sacrament and the central act of worship in many Christian churches 52. Common housing such as an apartment house 53. God of the Moon 54. An archaeological and anthropological term meaning that a set method of making tools and other artifacts has been created and the artifacts are now mass- produced 55. The Astral Goddess 56. Goddess of the Firmament 58. Lord of the Dead 59. God of the Spoken Word 60. An Islamic house or mansion 63. Northern Aqaba beach resort 65. The Perceptive Mind 66. festival usually celebrated after 30 years of a kings rule 68. The Sun God |
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