Project Gutenberg 2011-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 187 King, James, Vicar of St. Mary's, Berwick-upon-Tweed Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Cleopatra's Needle" by the Rev. James King is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The work primarily focuses on the history and significance of the London Obelisk, also known as Cleopatra's Needle, while also providing a detailed exposition of the hieroglyphics inscribed on it. King delves into the religious and historical context of ancient Egyptian culture, shedding light on notable figures such as Thothmes III and Rameses II. The opening of the book introduces the London Obelisk, describing it as the largest quarried stone in England and emphasizing its historical connections to significant epochs in both Egyptian and Biblical history. King recounts his fascination with the hieroglyphs during a visit to Egypt, noting their ancient craftsmanship and religious significance. He sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the obelisk's origins, the process of its transport to London, and the interpretations of its inscriptions, suggesting that the hieroglyphs convey insights into the spiritual lives of the Egyptians and their connections to Biblical narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37785/37785-h/images/cover.jpg en Obelisks Cleopatra's Needle (London, England) Inscriptions, Hieroglyphic DA DT Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 241700 241705 2024-09-16T05:03:18.931890 2023-09-16T11:28:34.139408 text/html text/html 238661 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1318627 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 791736 2024-09-16T05:03:24.331842 application/epub+zip 794863 2024-09-16T05:03:19.893907 application/epub+zip 118710 2024-09-16T05:03:19.448932 application/epub+zip 881509 2024-09-16T05:03:27.368866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849443 2024-09-16T05:03:23.716049 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183724 2022-09-17T09:52:02.254610 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192950 2024-09-16T05:03:17.993907 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192497 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 70592 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 192831 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70544 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192845 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70501 2021-01-08T05:41:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22275 2024-09-16T05:03:27.519843 application/rdf+xml 19653 2024-09-16T05:03:19.558867 image/jpeg 2824 2024-09-16T05:03:19.503864 image/jpeg 2020034 2024-09-16T05:03:19.119925 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog