Egyptian obelisk
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An Egyptian obelisk is a tall, four-sided, tapering stone monument with a pyramidal top, originally erected in ancient Egypt as a religious and commemorative structure often inscribed with hieroglyphs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian monument
ⓘ
architectural structure ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith | sun god Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonlyMadeOf | red granite ⓘ |
| constructedFrom |
monolithic granite block
ⓘ
single piece of stone ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
cult monument
ⓘ
royal propaganda monument ⓘ |
| hasConstructionTechnique |
quarried in Aswan
ⓘ
raised using earthen ramps ⓘ transported by river ⓘ |
| hasCrossSection | square ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Cleopatra's Needle in London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra's Needle in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Lateran Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ Luxor Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ Obelisk of Thutmose I at Karnak NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Obelisk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShape |
four-sided
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tall ⓘ tapering ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceDecoration | vertical hieroglyphic inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasTop |
pyramidal top
ⓘ
pyramidalion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Roman obelisk tradition
ⓘ
modern commemorative obelisks ⓘ |
| inscribedWith | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| inscriptionsTypicallyRecord |
building achievements
ⓘ
dedications to gods ⓘ military victories ⓘ pharaoh's names ⓘ royal titles ⓘ |
| madeOf | stone ⓘ |
| oftenDedicatedTo |
Amun-Ra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ra-Horakhty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenErectedBy | pharaohs ⓘ |
| orientation | often aligned with cardinal directions ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prominentlyUsedDuring | New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | benben stone ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
focus of solar worship
ⓘ
marker of sacred space ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
divine power
ⓘ
sun ray ⓘ |
| typicallyLocatedAt |
temple entrance
ⓘ
temple forecourt ⓘ |
| usedAs |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
religious monument ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.