Egyptian Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 1. a large scarabaeid beetle
  2. 3. hand-operated device for lifting things
  3. 4. Greek Mythology creature with a lions body and a women's head
  4. 6. first historical document in the world
  5. 8. a ruler in ancient Egypt
  6. 11. a pharaoh wrapped in bandages
  7. 13. a person who copies out documents
  8. 14. writing or hieroglyphics used by priests; Egyptian styles of art be religious tradition
  9. 15. longest river in the world, located in Africa
  10. 16. a fertile place in a desert that has plants and water
Down
  1. 2. proved to be key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics
  2. 3. a stone coffin
  3. 5. Egyptian writing made with symbols
  4. 7. triangular structure, royal tomb made of stone
  5. 9. a type of Greek writing and speech; cursive form of Egyptian scrict
  6. 10. paper material from a water plant used to write on
  7. 12. a fabric woven from a flax plant; popular plant in Egypt
  8. 17. a season when the Nile floods