- An
obelisk (/ˈɒbəlɪsk/; from
Ancient Gr****: ὀβελίσκος obeliskos;
diminutive of ὀβελός obelos, "spit, nail,
pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow...
- 076889°N 32.895450°E / 24.076889; 32.895450 The
unfinished obelisk is the
largest known ancient obelisk [citation needed] and is
located in the
northern region...
- Look up
obelisk in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
obelisk is a tall, four-sided monument.
Obelisk may also
refer to:
Obelisk Beach, a
beach in New...
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Obelisks had a
prominent role in the
architecture and
religion of
ancient Egypt. This list
contains all
known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. The...
- An
obelisk is a "viroid-like element" of a type
first described in a
January 2024 preprint,
whose authors say that "
Obelisks form
their own
distinct phylogenetic...
- The
Obelisk of Axum (Tigrinya: ሓወልቲ ኣኽሱም, romanized: ḥawelti Akhsum; Amharic: የአክሱም ሐውልት, romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft)...
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Egyptian Obelisk hieroglyph,
Gardiner sign
listed no. O25 is a
portrayal of the
obelisk. The
hieroglyph is
commonly used on
erected Egyptian obelisks, as there...
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Abishemu obelisk or the
Abichemou obelisk is a 1.25
meter limestone obelisk dedicated to the
Phoenician king
Abishemu I of Byblos. The
obelisk is decorated...
- The
Obelisk of
Theodosius (Gr****: Οβελίσκος του Θεοδόσιου Α΄, Turkish: Dikilitaş) is the
Ancient Egyptian obelisk of
Pharaoh Thutmose III (1479–1425 BC)...
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Egypt to
transport obelisks from the
quarry to
their destination.
Fifteen centuries later, the
Romans used
ships to
transport obelisks across the Mediterranean...
