The most singular cartouche of Thothmes III., however, is found on our New York Obelisk on the East Face and central column (see page 56). {50}South Pace of the Pyramidion. [Illustration] The three columns above to the left refer to the sphinx-king and are identical with those of the East pyramidion (page 47): [glyphs] NUTER NEFER NEB TAUI MEN-KHEPER-RÂ DU ÂNKH ZETA "This is _Thothmes III., the gracious god, the lord of the two countries_ [Egypt], _who gives eternal life_". The hieroglyphs below the sphinx-king are totally destroyed, but must have been the same as those on the East pyramidion (page 48): [glyphs] QA NEKHT KHÂ EM US SA RÂ MEN-KHEPER-RÂ "This is _the powerful and glorious bull_ [king] _in Thebes, the Sun's offspring, Thothmes III_". {51}The four columns above to the right refer to the god Tum, the setting sun, seated on a throne beneath. The inscription is: du ânkh· f neb Tum neb taui Giving · life · him · all · Tum · lord (of · the) two countries · heq An nuter â neb ha·t prince (of) · Heliopolis · the god · great · lord (of · the) temple. _i. e._ This is _Tum, the lord of the two countries_ [Egypt], _the prince of Heliopolis, the great god, the lord of_ his _temple, who gives him_ [the king] _all life_. [glyphs] HEQ AN "_the prince of Heliopolis_" signifies as much as "the tutelary divinity of Heliopolis". This famous city was the capital of the XIIIth _nome_ or province of Lower (Northern) Egypt bearing the same name. The name it received from the Greeks and Romans means "City of the Sun".--[glyphs] TUM "_Tum_" was the god of the setting sun. The word is derived from the Egyptian verb [glyphs] TUM "_to close, finish_", and when referring to the sun "_to set_" (cf. page 27). A fuller form of the name is Atum.--[glyphs] ÂNKH NEB literally "_all life_" is a very concise expression for "_all manner of life_" and embraces every visible act of life, such as breath, animation, motion, thought, speech, pleasure, &c. The hieroglyph [glyphs], always pronounced NEB, has, as can be seen from this sentence, two different meanings, "_all_" and "_lord_", which result from the primitive idea of "possession". The inscription between the god and the sphinx-king is destroyed with the exception of the letter [glyphs] [R] at the top. It must have been, however, the same as on the East pyramidion, namely: [glyphs] ER DU·T ARP "_As a gift_ (the king brings an offering of) _wine_". {52}West Face of the Pyramidion. [Illustration] The four columns above to the right (the last one being destroyed) refer to the sphinx-king and read as follows: nuter nefer heq An suten kaut? The god · gracious · prince of · Heliopolis · king of Upper and Lower neb taui Men-kheper-Râ du ânkh Egypt · lord (of · the) two countries · Thothmes III. · giving · life · zeta forever.