Egyptian Crossword Puzzle

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 first historical document in the world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