The Golden Goblet

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pharaoh

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the title of each of the kings of ancient Egypt

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kilt

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a knee-length skirt usually worn by men

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scribe

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one employed as a copyist

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mourner

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a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

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sarcophagus

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a stone coffin, especially one ornamented with sculptures or bearing inscriptions

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ancient

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extremely old; existing for many years

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quarry

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a large open hole or pit dug for mining stone, marble, gravel, or the like

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papyrus

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a tall reedlike water plant of the Nile valley which was used to make a kind of paper to write on

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oasis

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a fertile spot in the desert where there is water and usually trees and other vegetation

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incense

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any gum, wood, or other aromatic substance that produces a pleasant odor when burned

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shenti

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a piece of linen tied around the waist and kept in place by a girdle

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sultan

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the ruler of an Islamic country

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cargo

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the goods carried by a ship, airplane, or other vehicle; freight

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excavation

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an opening or cavity (hole) made by digging

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funerary

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of, used for, or associated with burial

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amber

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a hard, translucent fossil resin with a yellowish brown color

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pinnacle

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the highest point or part of anything

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basalt

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a dense, dark-colored igneous rock created by lava flow

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flail

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a manual implement used to thresh grain, consisting of a long handle with a short, freely moving bar attached at one end

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engrave

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to cut a design or lettering into (a hard, flat surface)

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obscurity

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the state or condition of being unknown

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embalmed

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treated with spices, chemicals, or drugs to keep it from decaying;said of a dead body

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dynasty

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a series of rulers who belong to the same family; aline of kings or princes.

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hieroglyphic

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a picture, character, or symbol standing for a word, idea, or sound; used instead of an alphabet

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obelisk

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a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone with a top shaped like a pyramid

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decipher

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to convert from a coded form to ordinary language or to interpret or comprehend (a piece of language) despite difficulties such as obscurity of style or bad handwriting

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guttural

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articulated in the back of the mouth; harsh-sounding

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sphinx

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in Egyptian mythology, a creature with a lion's body and the head of a human or animal

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cartouche

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an oval or oblong figure designed to enclose the characters of the name of an Egyptian ruler, often used in ancient times as a seal

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barren

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not useful; unproductive; lacking

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anarchy

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a state of confusion or disorder; chaos

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scarab

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a broad, black dung beetle sacred to the ancient Egyptians; an image of this beetle, used in ancient Egypt as charms or ornaments

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solder

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any of various alloys, usu. of lead and tin, that may be applied in a molten state to the juncture of metal edges to make a connection

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chivalrous

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having the honorable qualities of courage and loyalty

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shaduf

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a long rod with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other, used for raising water in the Near East

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barbarous

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crude; uncivilized; brutal; cruel

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vizier

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a high government official; minister of state

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scythe

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an implement used for mowing (as grass) and composed of a long curving blade fastened at an angle to a long handle

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desiccate

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to lose all moisture; become dried up

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amulet

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some small object, such as a locket or carved image, worn as a magic charm against evil, disease, or harm