Ancient Egyptian Crossword Puzzle 07/09/2007

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Across 1. Ramesses II's father
3. 26th dynasty capital
5. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter
6. God of the Spoken Word
7. God of the Nile River
9. The ancient Egyptians phoenix, which was probably a heron
11. The Perceptive Mind
14. A tomb sanctuary
16. Interlaced wooden screen work
18. The Sun God
Down 1. The astral god
2. Queen of the gods
3. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop
4. God of air and sunlight
8. Tutankhamun's successor
9. With certainty, the earliest known site of Neolithic culture of the Nile Valley
10. Lady of the Mansion
12. First ruler of unified Egypt
13. The catfish king
15. Stars or constellations that rose once every ten days and by which the ancient Egyptians used to tell time
17. Deity of Infinity and Eternity