Across
- 5. the process of preserving a body by delaying the natural effects of death.
- 8. a character used in a system of pictorial writing, particularly that form used on ancient Egyptian monuments.
- 11. the capital of Egypt, on the Nile
- 12. wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water
- 13. a valley formed by flowing water
- 14. a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial.
Down
- 1. a ruler in ancient Egypt
- 2. valley/river valley
- 3. a winged female monster in Greek mythology having a woman's head and a lion's body and noted for killing anyone that can't solve its riddle.
- 4. a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- 6. a tall perennial sedge
- 7. a part of the Indian Ocean, extending northwest between Africa and Arabia.
- 9. the worlds largest hot desert.
- 10. capable of producing offspring or fruit
- 12. a succession of rulers of the same line of descent