Across 1. Goddess of the Firmament 3. one of five elements which the Egyptians considered necessary to make up a complete personality 5. temple of amun location 8. 5th dynasty founder 12. an excavation in which a corpse is buried 13. general and 18th dynasty pharaoh 15. God of Thunder 16. A sign in the script which is to indicate a dual or plural form 18. Deity of Darkness, Obscurity and Night 21. The Perceptive Mind 22. The shape of a cross 24. Ancient Cow Goddess 26. fourth pharaoh of the 19th dynasty 29. A temple of the Greco-Roman period god Serapis 31. Deity of Infinity and Eternity 32. A relief created by hammering the reverse side of a thin metal plate 33. water clock 35. final ruler of the 5th dynasty 37. site of the temple of Horus 39. The top, or capstone of a pyramid 40. estate inspector in the reign of Thutmose IV 41. the longest river in the world 42. A reference to the suns disc which was considered the life force and is closely related to the religious upheaval of Akhenaten 43. A long robe worn by Egyptian men 47. A king of Persia 48. God of air and sunlight 49. God of the Spoken Word 50. ancient new kingdom capital 51. Used for desiccating mummies, a carbonate salt usually from Wadi Natrun |
Down 2. name of four 18th dynasty rulers; hatshepsut's father 3. used to hold offerings intended to make peace with deities or the deceased 4. A public or private bath 5. 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 6. The arched chambers around a sahn or courtyard within a mosque 7. type of small openwork temple with supporting pillars 9. The Sun God 10. A hieroglyphic sign for life similar to a cross 11. king of the 4th dynasty; builder of the 3rd pyramid at Giza 14. A collection of spells originally written on papyrus and buried with a mummy (4 wds.) 15. Protector of Childbirth 17. Kindly God of the Desert 19. The main area of a church, usually flanked by aisles 20. Literally, a city of the dead 21. The official seat, center of authority, jurisdiction, or office of a bishop 22. The latest form of the Egyptian language but written with mostly Greek letters 23. Interlaced wooden screen work 25. A framework of rigid design used as a means of supporting usually either a roof or a bridge 26. 'Prince of the city'; 'fourth prophet of Amun' 27. The Sun God 28. riverine mammal 30. the richness of his funerary items is second only to Tutankhamun 34. A roofed, open arcade along the side or front of a structure, often seen on the north side of ancient Egyptian houses 36. chief steward in the reign of Hatshepsut 38. Plural for an Egyptian peasant 44. The Great Destroyer 45. Another Moon God 46. city of alexander's orical 48. A symbol of protection, consisting of an image of a herdsmans roll of papyrus which he used as shelter |