Across
- 1. an ancient Egyptian symbol shaped like a cross with a loop that represents life
- 4. jars, special containers used to store the internal organs removed during mummification
- 5. a large decorated stone coffin used to hold a mummy
- 6. the process of treating and preparing a body to prevent it from decaying
- 7. the god of the afterlife and judge of the dead
- 8. the part of a person’s soul that represented their personality and could travel between the tomb and the afterlife
- 12. a curved staff carried by pharaohs as a symbol of leadership and care for the people
- 13. a natural salt used to dry and preserve the body during mummification
Down
- 1. the eternal life Egyptians believed people would enter after death
- 2. the jackal-headed god associated with mummification and protecting the dead
- 3. the process of preserving a dead body by drying it and wrapping it in linen so it could live in the afterlife
- 9. the falcon-headed god associated with kingship, protection, and the sky
- 10. the spiritual life force of a person that continued to live after death
- 11. a large stone tomb with a triangular shape built to bury and honour Egyptian pharaohs
