Obelisk of Thutmose IView of the Obelisk of Thutmose I (r. ca. 1506-1493 BC), Court of the 4th pylon
Obelisk of Thutmose IView of the Obelisk of Thutmose I (r. ca. 1506-1493 BC), Court of the 4th pylon, Karnak Temple Complex. The ancient Egyptians were originally called them tekhenu which means “to pierce” as in “to pierce the sky”. -- source link
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