— extraction from quarry, 23–27.  — Ḥatshepsôwet’s, 9, 14, 32, 41.  — Lateran, 9, 10.  — limit to length of, 43.  — London, 9, 53, 54.  — Luxor-Paris, 9, 31, 38, 53.  — Maṭarieh, 9.  — modern removals of, 31–33, 52, 54.  — New York, 9, 33, 52.  — Seringapatam, 36.  — stresses in, 42, 43.  — transport of, 29–33.  — Tuthmôsis I, 9.  — Tuthmôsis III, 9, 10.  — undercutting in quarry, 23, 24. Ochre, 11, 44. Ostrakon, 44, 45. Palm (measure), 19. Palm-rope, 25. Paris obelisk, 9, 31, 38, 53. Platform above obelisk, 17. Plug and feather, 4. ‘Pounders’,  — attachment of, 13.  — broken by blows, 12.  — material of, 12.  — provenance of, 12.  — rate of work with, 14.  — specific gravity, 12.  — used by hand, 13, 20.  — use with rammers, 13.  — wear on, 12. Pounding, ancient word for, 46. Pot found in clearing, 44. Ptolemy Philadelphus, transport under, 33. Quarries at Aswân, 12. Ramesses IV, expedition of, 29. Rammers, 13. Rate of work in pounding granite, 14. Records of ancient workmen, 18–20. Reed cushion, 41. Rollers,  — obelisk placed on, 31, 38.  — ancient, 38. Rolling obelisk from quarry, 23–25. Ropes, sizes of, 25. Rusting of iron, 26. Sand,  — cohesion of particles in, 39.  — packing with, 24, 25.  — used in erections, 35, 39. Sarcophagi, unfinished, 12. Scale models, 40, 43. Seringapatam obelisk, 36. Sheers, 38. Sleds, 32, 41. Slot in obelisk pedestals, 40, 41. Softening (!) granite, 26. Soldiers in transport work, 29, 30. Specific gravity of ‘pounders’, 12. Stains on dolerite ‘pounders’, 12. Steel, 25, 26. Stresses due to weight of obelisk, 42, 43. Survey Department, 1. Tempering of copper, 27. Test-shafts, 6. Ṭḥutḥotpe (see Dḥutḥotpe), 30, 38. Ṭḥutiy, record of 108 cubit obelisk, 43. Time taken in pounding out trench, 14. Transport of obelisks, 29–33. Trench on upper quarry-face, 17. Trench round obelisk, 11–15. Tuthmôsis I, obelisk of, 9. Tuthmôsis III, obelisk of, 9, 10. Undercutting obelisks in quarry, 23, 24. Units used in this volume, 2. Wedges, 4, 5, 26. Weight of Aswân obelisk, 3, 9. Weight of obelisks compared, 9. Work, ancient arrangement of, 14. [Illustration: Plate II (1) View from East. (2) View from West.] [Illustration: Plate III (1) Bottom of trench. (2) Wedge & chisel marks. (3) Lines for pyramidion of a smaller obelisk. (4) Rough-dressing: “El-Hammâmât”, Shellâl.] [Illustration: Plate IV (1) Hammer-dressing on pyramidion. (2) Black granite hammer from Saqqârah. (3) Construction of sarcophagus lid by pounding. (4) Embankment near obelisk. IMP. CATALA FRÈRES, PARIS] [Illustration: Plate V Fig. 1—Obelisk, platform and quarry-face from north. Fig. 2—The upper quarry face. Fig. 3—Bed of a small obelisk. Fig. 4—Inscription on bed of small obelisk. IMP. CATALA FRÈRES, PARIS] [Illustration: _PLATE VI._ _LINES ON UPPER QUARRY-FACE_] [Illustration: _PLATE VII._ SKETCH PLAN TO SHEW EMPLACEMENT