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Explore the mysteries of the pharaohs with our Ancient Egypt crossword puzzles, perfect for history buffs looking to test their knowledge of the Nile.

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Ancient Egypt

Medium · 11×11 · 16 words
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  1. 3. Animal sacred to the goddess Bastet.
  2. 6. Upright stone slab bearing hieroglyphic inscriptions.
  3. 7. Adjective for the jars holding a mummy's stomach, intestines, lungs, and liver.
  4. 9. Plant material used for writing the Book of the Dead.
  5. 13. Falcon-headed god whose eye is a symbol of protection.
  6. 14. Whip-like symbol of power held crossed over the chest.
  7. 15. Fertile desert area, such as the Fayyum depression.

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  1. 1. Familiar nickname for the boy monarch of the 18th Dynasty.
  2. 2. Precious metal recently found shaped into tongues in 18 excavated burials.
  3. 4. Venomous snake that legend says ended the Ptolemaic dynasty.
  4. 5. Hydraulic barrier; a massive ancient one was recently found near the Red Pyramid.
  5. 6. Beetle motif commonly carved into protective charms.
  6. 8. Green-skinned god of the afterlife and resurrection.
  7. 10. Canine deity who weighed the hearts of the deceased.
  8. 11. Second ruler of the Fourth Dynasty.
  9. 12. Legendary hex blamed for the deaths of Lord Carnarvon and others.

Ancient Egypt

Hard · 15×15 · 21 words
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  1. 1. Cross with a loop, holding the key to life?
  2. 7. Endless sand, Sarah holding a laugh inside?
  3. 8. River flower is lots with U inside?
  4. 10. Professional writer is a scrub with I inside?
  5. 15. Digging up the past, ex cave at ion?
  6. 17. Divine house sounds like a part of your glasses?
  7. 19. Scheme that's monumental in Egypt?
  8. 20. Next world where a fife lets rip?

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  1. 2. Great builder, sounds like a sneeze?
  2. 3. Holy roller of dung?
  3. 4. Falcon god has an hour to lose?
  4. 5. Two-wheeled war machine?
  5. 6. A river in denial?
  6. 8. Modern site of ancient Thebes, or a Vegas hotel?
  7. 9. Flesh-eating limestone box?
  8. 11. Snake-bitten queen, clear a pot out!
  9. 12. Female pharaoh who wore a fake beard?
  10. 13. Beauty arrived, fit in tree wildly?
  11. 14. Toothy river resident crying fake tears?
  12. 16. One kept under wraps?
  13. 18. Site of great wonders, a zig twisted with an A?

Ancient Egypt

Medium · 11×11 · 15 words
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  1. 2. Plateau home to the Great Pyramid
  2. 4. Lifeblood river of an ancient civilization
  3. 5. Final resting place for royalty and commoners alike
  4. 7. Guardian with a lion's body and human head
  5. 10. Famed Ptolemaic queen who ruled with Antony
  6. 14. Dung beetle considered sacred
  7. 15. Goddess of magic and mother of Horus

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  1. 1. Boy king whose tomb was discovered in 1922
  2. 3. Cross-like symbol of eternal life
  3. 6. Tall, four-sided monument ending in a pyramidion
  4. 8. God-king of the Nile
  5. 9. Stone that cracked the hieroglyphic code
  6. 11. Prolific builder pharaoh often called The Great
  7. 12. Falcon-headed sky god
  8. 13. Water lily symbolizing rebirth and Upper Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Easy · 7×7 · 7 words
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  1. 2. Small feline animals kept as sacred pets
  2. 3. City famous for its great ancient monuments
  3. 5. Extremely dry land with very little rain
  4. 6. Small insect carved into lucky charms

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  1. 1. Famous long river flowing through Egypt
  2. 2. Humped animal used for desert travel
  3. 4. Hard building material used for monuments

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