Across 2. The Embracer, goddess of fertility and the Nile at Aswan 4. Used in Islamic art, an intricate design of flowers, foliage or geometric shapes 6. From Coptic art, the position of a figure with hands raised in adoration 9. A monolithic tapered shaft that symbolizes the primordial mound upon the rays of the sun shone first 12. A tower, usually within a fortified structure 13. 18th dynasty founder 15. Literally, a city of the dead 17. Another Moon God 18. Tutankhamun's wife 22. God of chaos and confusion 23. Grandmother of the Gods 25. Northern Aqaba beach resort 26. Deity of Infinity and Eternity 27. An Arabic word for a holy man or saint from any religion 28. (a) An Arabic bench. (b) A rectangular tomb of ancient Egyptian origin 31. Cobra goddess of Lower Egypt
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Down 1. Containers found in ancient tombs which stored organs and viscera (2 wds.) 3. A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof 5. A hieroglyphic sign for life similar to a cross 7. Amun animal 8. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop 10. Pyramid architect 11. 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 14. The Perceptive Mind 15. The main area of a church, usually flanked by aisles 16. A popular board game of ancient Egypt, which we know of because of its inclusion in tombs, including Tutankhamuns tomb 17. God of the Sea 19. An Islamic elementary school frequently attached to a mosque or situated above a fountain where boys are instructed on the Koran 20. Goddess of the Power of Kings 21. The All-Father 23. Lady of Truth and Order 24. The cat goddess 26. The pilgrimage to Mecca by a Muslim 29. Kindly God of the Desert 30. Tutankhamun's successor
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