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The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of ObelisksMoldenke, Charles E.

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The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of Obelisks

Name: The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of Obelisks
Author: Moldenke, Charles E.

Moldenke, Charles E.

Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.); Inscriptions, Egyptian

[glyphs] SHEPES. Adj.: "_beautiful, glorious_". E NORTH ^{62}

[glyphs] SHEF·T. Noun: "_terror, awe_". S EAST ^{65}

[glyphs] Q

[glyphs] QA. Verb, abbreviated form of [glyphs] QA: "_to raise_". N CENT.
^{60}

[glyphs] QA. Noun: "_bull_". E NORTH ^{62} CENT. ^{56} SOUTH ^{63} S EAST
^{65} CENT. ^{58} WEST ^{66} W NORTH ^{67} CENT. ^{59} SOUTH ^{68} N EAST
^{68} WEST ^{70} PYR. EAST ^{48} SOUTH ^{50} WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

[glyphs] QEBEH. Noun: "_libation_". PYR. WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

[glyphs] QEM·T. "_Egypt_". S WEST ^{66} N CENT. ^{61} WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] QEMA. Verb: "_to create_". E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] QEN. Noun: "_force, triumph, victory_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] G

[glyphs] GER. Verb: "_to seize, possess_". E NORTH ^{62} W NORTH ^{67}

{189}[glyphs] T

[glyphs] TA. Noun: "_land, earth_". N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] TA. Same word as the preceding: "_land, earth_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] TAUI. Dual of the two preceding words: "_the two countries_",
Egypt. E NORTH ^{62 62} SOUTH ^{64} S EAST ^{65 65} WEST ^{66} W NORTH ^{67
67} SOUTH ^{68} N EAST ^{69} WEST ^{70} PYR. EAST ^{47} SOUTH ^{50 51} WEST
^{52} NORTH ^{54 55} Written separately. PYR. EAST ^{49}

[glyphs] TASH·TU. Noun, plural of TASH·T "_boundary_", hence:
"_boundaries_". N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] TEP. Adj.: "_first_". S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] TEF. Noun, contracted form of [glyphs] ATEF: "_father_". S CENT.
^{58} N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] TEF. Same word as the preceding: "_father_". S EAST ^{65} W NORTH
^{67} N EAST ^{69}

[glyphs] TUM. The god "_Tum_". E CENT. ^{57} PYR. SOUTH ^{51} WEST ^{53}

[glyphs] TUM. Same word as the preceding: the god "_Tum_". E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] TEKHENUI. Noun, dual of TEKHEN "_obelisk_", hence: "_two
obelisks_". S CENT. ^{58}

{190}[glyphs] D

[glyphs] DU. Verb, &c.: "_to give; giving; gift_". E NORTH ^{63} CENT.
^{57} S EAST ^{65} W NORTH ^{67} N EAST ^{69} CENT. ^{61} WEST ^{70} PYR.
EAST ^{47 49} SOUTH ^{50 51} WEST ^{52 53 53} NORTH ^{54 55 55}

[glyphs] DU·T. Noun, from the preceding word: "_gift, present_". PYR. EAST
^{49} SOUTH ^{51} WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

[glyphs] DÛA. Noun: "_star_". In the phrase NUTERTI DÛA "_the
morning-star_". S EAST ^{65}

[glyphs] DEM. Adj.: "_all, complete_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] DEM·T. Noun, from the preceding word: "_completeness, totality_".
N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] DEHUTI. The god "_Thoth_". E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] DEHUTI-MESES-NEFER-KHEPERU. The second cartouche or the family
name of Thothmes III., "_the child of Thoth, beautiful in his
transformations_ (or _of beautiful form_)". S CENT. ^{58} W CENT. ^{60} N
CENT. ^{61}

[glyphs] DED. Noun: "_stability_". E CENT. ^{57} PYR. WEST ^{53}

[glyphs] DEDUI. Noun, dual of DED "_hand_", hence: "_the two hands_". N
CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] DEDUI. Same word as the preceding: "_two hands_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] Z

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The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of ObelisksMoldenke, Charles E.

History

The New York Obelisk: Cleopatra's Needle: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History, Erection, Uses, and Signification of Obelisks

Moldenke, Charles E.

Cleopatra's Needle (New York, N.Y.); Inscriptions, Egyptian

[glyphs] SHEPES. Adj.: "_beautiful, glorious_". E NORTH ^{62}

[glyphs] SHEF·T. Noun: "_terror, awe_". S EAST ^{65}

[glyphs] Q

[glyphs] QA. Verb, abbreviated form of [glyphs] QA: "_to raise_". N CENT.
^{60}

[glyphs] QA. Noun: "_bull_". E NORTH ^{62} CENT. ^{56} SOUTH ^{63} S EAST
^{65} CENT. ^{58} WEST ^{66} W NORTH ^{67} CENT. ^{59} SOUTH ^{68} N EAST
^{68} WEST ^{70} PYR. EAST ^{48} SOUTH ^{50} WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

[glyphs] QEBEH. Noun: "_libation_". PYR. WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

[glyphs] QEM·T. "_Egypt_". S WEST ^{66} N CENT. ^{61} WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] QEMA. Verb: "_to create_". E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] QEN. Noun: "_force, triumph, victory_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] G

[glyphs] GER. Verb: "_to seize, possess_". E NORTH ^{62} W NORTH ^{67}

{189}[glyphs] T

[glyphs] TA. Noun: "_land, earth_". N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] TA. Same word as the preceding: "_land, earth_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] TAUI. Dual of the two preceding words: "_the two countries_",
Egypt. E NORTH ^{62 62} SOUTH ^{64} S EAST ^{65 65} WEST ^{66} W NORTH ^{67
67} SOUTH ^{68} N EAST ^{69} WEST ^{70} PYR. EAST ^{47} SOUTH ^{50 51} WEST
^{52} NORTH ^{54 55} Written separately. PYR. EAST ^{49}

[glyphs] TASH·TU. Noun, plural of TASH·T "_boundary_", hence:
"_boundaries_". N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] TEP. Adj.: "_first_". S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] TEF. Noun, contracted form of [glyphs] ATEF: "_father_". S CENT.
^{58} N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] TEF. Same word as the preceding: "_father_". S EAST ^{65} W NORTH
^{67} N EAST ^{69}

[glyphs] TUM. The god "_Tum_". E CENT. ^{57} PYR. SOUTH ^{51} WEST ^{53}

[glyphs] TUM. Same word as the preceding: the god "_Tum_". E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] TEKHENUI. Noun, dual of TEKHEN "_obelisk_", hence: "_two
obelisks_". S CENT. ^{58}

{190}[glyphs] D

[glyphs] DU. Verb, &c.: "_to give; giving; gift_". E NORTH ^{63} CENT.
^{57} S EAST ^{65} W NORTH ^{67} N EAST ^{69} CENT. ^{61} WEST ^{70} PYR.
EAST ^{47 49} SOUTH ^{50 51} WEST ^{52 53 53} NORTH ^{54 55 55}

[glyphs] DU·T. Noun, from the preceding word: "_gift, present_". PYR. EAST
^{49} SOUTH ^{51} WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

[glyphs] DÛA. Noun: "_star_". In the phrase NUTERTI DÛA "_the
morning-star_". S EAST ^{65}

[glyphs] DEM. Adj.: "_all, complete_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] DEM·T. Noun, from the preceding word: "_completeness, totality_".
N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] DEHUTI. The god "_Thoth_". E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] DEHUTI-MESES-NEFER-KHEPERU. The second cartouche or the family
name of Thothmes III., "_the child of Thoth, beautiful in his
transformations_ (or _of beautiful form_)". S CENT. ^{58} W CENT. ^{60} N
CENT. ^{61}

[glyphs] DED. Noun: "_stability_". E CENT. ^{57} PYR. WEST ^{53}

[glyphs] DEDUI. Noun, dual of DED "_hand_", hence: "_the two hands_". N
CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] DEDUI. Same word as the preceding: "_two hands_". N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] Z

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