| Across 1. Name of four 18th dynasty rulers; Hatshepsut's father 5. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop 7. A very simple hand operated lever used for lifting water to irrigate fields 10. From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life 12. A conventional and generic manner of describing the head of a local priesthood (2 wds.) 14. By far the most prominent form of Christian worship in Egypt 16. God of air and sunlight 18. A relief created by hammering the reverse side of a thin metal plate 20. First pyramid builder 22. The balcony above the side aisles of a church which looks down upon the nave 23. Goddess of War 25. A large pulpit raised on pillars 26. A canopy which is supported by columns over a throne, altar or tomb 29. Greeter of the Dead 32. The Muslim call to prayer 33. Kindly God of the Desert 34. An administrative title in the early Islamic period 35. God of the Spoken Word 36. The heretic king 38. Modern capital 39. One God of Chaos and Water 40. Containers found in ancient tombs which stored organs and viscera (2 wds.) 41. God of Thunder 44. Goddess of Weaving 45. A sign of fertility usually displayed as the phallus of a god (sometimes Osiris) or pharaoh (usually Min) 47. Goddess Demoness of Birth 48. The womens quarters in a house 50. the Arabic word for row or line 51. The Good Sister 52. In Egypt, usually a roofed porch supported by columns which is approached by steps 54. Guardian and Gatekeeper of the Underworld 57. A semi-circular domed recess, most frequently at the east end of a church 58. A hospital, usually attached to a mosque 61. Deity of Infinity and Eternity 62. A portion of a hall that is higher than the surrounding ceilings and which has windows for illumination 65. Canine god of the dead, closely associated with embalming and mummification 66. The Sun God's Butler |
Down 1. Northern Aqaba beach resort 2. Partisans who believe that Ali should have succeeded to the caliphate and some of his descendants should have inherited that right 3. The Astral God 4. An Islamic house or mansion 5. Guardian of the Borders 6. 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.) 7. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter 8. The Great Destroyer 9. A symbolic tomb, honoring the dead but not containing the body 11. The shape of a cross 13. The top, or capstone of a pyramid 15. A pre-dynastic archeology site in upper Egypt, which also lends its name to that culture 16. God of chaos and confusion 17. A reference to the suns disc which was considered the life force and is closely related to the religious upheaval of Akhenaten. 19. The outer court of a mosque 20. A council Chamber (2 wds.) 21. The Sun God 24. 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. Modern name of heretic capital 27. A statue or sculpture which depicts the human form in an asymmetrical pose 28. A screen or wall with icons which separated the Heikal (sanctuary) from the nave in Coptic churches 30. A Wife of Horus 31. A king's first cartouche name or throne name 32. Tutankhamun's successor 37. A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof 40. A script originating in Mesopotamia, used in many languages 41. Strong man of Egyptology 42. The beam, usually of stone, atop columns which supports a ceiling 43. The sacred shrine of Islam in Mecca containing the holy black stone and the focus of prayers 44. Also called a fez, this brimless felt cap with a dark, silk tassel and usually colored red, is of Turkish origin 46. Arabic word for three describing the length of the typical small stone building blocks of temples 49. A sign in the script which is to indicate a dual or plural form 50. The Perceptive Mind 53. Lord of the Dead 55. Deity of Darkness, Obscurity and Night 56. Sufi litany or prayer service 59. An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion 60. An aspect of the sun god Ra 63. The Sun God 64. Festival usually celebrated after 30 years of a kings rule |
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