Philae obelisk information

The Philae obelisk is one of a pair of twin obelisks erected at Philae in Upper Egypt in the second century BC. It was discovered by William John Bankes...

Engelbach, 1922, The Aswân Obelisk, with some remarks on ancient engineering "Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae". UNESCO World Heritage Centre...

their expense. In the nineteenth century, William John Bankes took the Philae obelisk on which this petition was engraved to England. When its Egyptian hieroglyphs...

Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt. This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. The...

Elephantine and Noub Taha, and an inscription found at the Temple of Philae (on the Philae obelisk). Unlike the Rosetta Stone, the hieroglyphic texts of these...

phonetic sounds within cartouches. A crucial clue came from the Philae Obelisk, an obelisk bearing both a Greek and an Egyptian inscription. William John...

individual collection of Ancient Egyptian antiques. Most notable is the Philae obelisk which stands prominently in the grounds of the house. When in Genoa...

including but not limited to the Abu Simbel temples; as well as the temples at Philae, Kalabsha and Amada. It was described in the UNESCO Courier as "the greatest...

Kaunos Bilingual (330–300 BCE; Turkey), in Carian and Ancient Greek the Philae obelisk (118 BCE; Egypt), in Egyptian hieroglyphs and Ancient Greek the Rosetta...

Simbel to Philae; these are the Old and Middle Kingdom tombs of Qubbet el-Hawa, the town of Elephantine, the stone quarries and Unfinished Obelisk, the Monastery...

Bankes made drawings and arranged for the transport of the bilingual obelisk from Philae that may be seen in the gardens of Kingston Lacy today. Bankes had...

Chisholm (18 December 2020). "Kingston Lacey: A Civil War Heroine, The Philae Obelisk & Tortoises". Exploring Building History. Retrieved 18 February 2021...

Ben Altshuler of the Institute for Digital Archaeology, to scan the Philae obelisk at Kingston Lacy and the Parian Chronicle at the Ashmolean Museum; in...

Ombo, Luxor, Philae and at the Temple of Shenhur.: 13  Claudius's patronage is recorded at Aswan, Athribis, Esna, Kom Ombo, and at Philae.: 13  Nero is...

Serapis originated outside Egypt. The cult of Isis and Osiris continued at Philae until at least the 450s CE, long after the imperial decrees of the late...

neighbor Nubia built temples dedicated primarily to Isis, and her temple at Philae was a religious center for Egyptians and Nubians alike. Her reputed magical...

including Karnak, Luxor temple, the Colossi of Memnon, Esna, Edfu, Kom Ombo, Philae, and others. Karnak ("Carnac") as a village name, and name of the complex...

Egypt brought to the United Kingdom by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. The Philae obelisk is landed in England in December. While not specifically the year 1821...

The year 1815 in archaeology involved some significant events. The Philae obelisk is discovered, bearing inscriptions in hieroglyphic and Greek including...

inscriptions at Philae.: 67  "Arqamani constructed a small entrance hall to the temple built by Ptolemy IV at Pselchis and constructed a temple at Philae to which...

inscriptions at Philae.: 67  "Arqamani constructed a small entrance hall to the temple built by Ptolemy IV at selchis and constructed a temple at Philae to which...

(2012-04-24). "Philae". In Wendrich, Willeke; et al. (eds.). UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Vol. 1. Lloyd, Alan B. (2001). "Philae". In Redford, Donald...

Dynasty, when her temples at Philae and at Behbeit El Hagar began construction. The two temples paralleled each other, with Philae serving as Isis's main cult...

protective device over temple entrances The well preserved Temple of Isis from Philae, Egypt, with a pylon (the monumental gate of an Egyptian temple) Due to...