Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 04/28/2008

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Across 1. The Embracer, Goddess of Fertility and the Nile at Aswan
4. The greeting area of the public or men's apartments
7. God of chaos and confusion
8. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter
9. Type of small openwork temple with supporting pillars
12. God of Thunder
13. A hieroglyphic sign for life similar to a cross
14. One God of Chaos and Water
15. From pagan religion, the spirit that inhabits the body during one's life
18. Centipede God
20. First Pharaoh of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty
Down 2. A main reception hall in an Egyptian house in which the central section is set off with a high roof
3. Goddess of Childbirth
4. 26th dynasty capital
5. Grandmother of the Gods
6. Creator Goddess
10. From Coptic art, the position of a figure with hands raised in adoration
11. Deity of Darkness, Obscurity and Night
12. A gate
16. An aspect of the sun god Ra
17. God of air and sunlight
19. Kindly God of the Desert