Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 02/25/2008

 

   
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Across

 

3   Kindly God of the Desert (2)
4   God of Magic and Medicine (4)
5   The War God (6)
7   An aspect of the sun god Ra (3)
10   A semi-circular domed recess, most frequently at the east end of a church (4)
11   The part of a cruciform style church which crosses at right angles to the nave (8)
12   place of worship (6)
14   God of the Earth (3)
15   Interlaced wooden screen work (11)
16   A wooden grave marker or sometimes applied to a ceremonial tomb such as a cenotaph (5)
18   A conventional and generic manner of describing the head of a local priesthood (2 wds.) (10)
21   Cat Goddess (4)
22   A framework of rigid design used as a means of supporting usually either a roof or a bridge (5)
25   The Bird of Creation (4)
26   A gate (3)
27   The Child God (3)
29   Queen of the Gods (4)
31   Ancient Cow Goddess (3)

Down

 

1   Niche in the temple containing the god's barque (2 wds) (12)
2   Last Egyptian queen (9)
4   Deity of Infinity and Eternity (3)
6   A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter (2)
8   The Fish Goddess (8)
9   Lady of the Mansion (8)
11   Northern Aqaba beach resort (4)
12   Goddess of Weaving (5)
13   Along with Pihor, a Brother God (7)
17   From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life (2)
19   The Sun God (2)
20   The Orthodox body of the Islamic faith (5)
23   The Sun God (2)
24   A public drinking fountain (5)
25   The Dominant Male Baboon God (4)
28   God of the Spoken Word (2)
30   God of chaos and confusion (3)
32   Tutankhamun's successor (2)