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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

{176}[glyphs] ARÎTU. Noun, feminine, plural: "_works_". S EAST ^{65}

[glyphs] ARP. Noun: "_wine_". PYR. EAST ^{49} SOUTH ^{51}

[glyphs] ATEN. Noun: one of the names of "_the sun_". E NORTH ^{62}

[glyphs] Â

[glyphs] ÂA or Â. Adjective: "_great, large_". E CENT. ^{57} SOUTH ^{64} W
SOUTH ^{68} PYR. EAST ^{49} SOUTH ^{51} WEST ^{53} In combination with
HA·T. E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] ÂNKH. Verb, &c.: "_to live; living; life_". E CENT. ^{57} NORTH
^{63} S EAST ^{65} W NORTH ^{67} N CENT. ^{61} EAST ^{69} WEST ^{70} PYR.
EAST ^{47 49} SOUTH ^{50 51} WEST ^{52 53 53} NORTH ^{54 55 55} BASE OF E
^{71 71} S ^{71 71} W ^{71 71} N ^{71 71}

[glyphs] U

[glyphs] UÂ. Adj. and adv.: "_one, sole, alone; only_". E SOUTH ^{64}

[glyphs] UÂF. Verb, &c.: "_to smite, ward off, vanquish; conqueror,
victor_". S WEST ^{66}

[glyphs] UÂF. Same as preceding. N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] US. Noun and adj.: "_strength, power; strong_". E CENT. ^{57} PYR.
WEST ^{53}

[glyphs] US. "_Thebes._" E CENT. ^{56} W CENT. ^{59} PYR. EAST ^{48} SOUTH
^{50} WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

{177}[glyphs] USEM. Noun: "_gold-metal; electrum_", S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] USER. Adj.: "_great, powerful, long_". E SOUTH ^{64} W SOUTH ^{68}

[glyphs] USER-MÂ-RÂ-SOTEP-EN-RÂ. The first cartouche or the royal name of
Ramses II., "_strong in truth, the sun, chosen of the sun_". E NORTH ^{62
62} SOUTH ^{64 64} S EAST ^{65 65} WEST ^{66 66} W NORTH ^{67 67} SOUTH
^{68 68} N EAST ^{69 69} WEST ^{70 70} BASE OF (all reading from right to
left) E ^{71 71} S ^{71 71} W ^{71 71} N ^{71 71}

[glyphs] UTU. Verb, &c.: "_to command, order; decree_". N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] Û

[glyphs] ÛAH. Verb: "_to place, put, establish_". E CENT. ^{56 56}

[glyphs] ÛRUI. Dual of the adjective ÛR "_large_", hence: "_the two large_"
obelisks, referring to the New York and London Obelisks. S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] B

[glyphs] BENBEN·T. Noun: "_pyramidion_". S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] P

[glyphs] PAU·T. Noun: "_circle, assembly, company_". E CENT. ^{57}

{178}[glyphs] PER. Noun: "_house_". W CENT. ^{59} NORTH ^{67}

[glyphs] PERU. Plural of the preceding word with the determinative of
"city": "_temples, sanctuaries_". N EAST ^{69}

[glyphs] PER. Verb: "_to go out, proceed, issue_". E SOUTH ^{64}

[glyphs] PEHU. Plural of PEH "_back, behind_": hence "_farthest, extreme_".
N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] PESED. Verb: "_to shine, illumine_". E NORTH ^{62}

[glyphs] PET. Noun and adj.: "_heaven_; _heavenly_". E NORTH ^{62} CENT.
^{56 56} SOUTH ^{63} S EAST ^{65} CENT. ^{58} WEST ^{66} W NORTH ^{67}
CENT. ^{59} SOUTH ^{68} N EAST ^{68} CENT. ^{60} WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] PTAH-TATHUNEN. Epithet of the god "_Ptah_" of Memphis. S EAST
^{65}

[glyphs] PTAH-TATHUNEN. A variant (different spelling) of the preceding
word. N EAST ^{69}

[glyphs] F

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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

{176}[glyphs] ARÎTU. Noun, feminine, plural: "_works_". S EAST ^{65}

[glyphs] ARP. Noun: "_wine_". PYR. EAST ^{49} SOUTH ^{51}

[glyphs] ATEN. Noun: one of the names of "_the sun_". E NORTH ^{62}

[glyphs] Â

[glyphs] ÂA or Â. Adjective: "_great, large_". E CENT. ^{57} SOUTH ^{64} W
SOUTH ^{68} PYR. EAST ^{49} SOUTH ^{51} WEST ^{53} In combination with
HA·T. E CENT. ^{56}

[glyphs] ÂNKH. Verb, &c.: "_to live; living; life_". E CENT. ^{57} NORTH
^{63} S EAST ^{65} W NORTH ^{67} N CENT. ^{61} EAST ^{69} WEST ^{70} PYR.
EAST ^{47 49} SOUTH ^{50 51} WEST ^{52 53 53} NORTH ^{54 55 55} BASE OF E
^{71 71} S ^{71 71} W ^{71 71} N ^{71 71}

[glyphs] U

[glyphs] UÂ. Adj. and adv.: "_one, sole, alone; only_". E SOUTH ^{64}

[glyphs] UÂF. Verb, &c.: "_to smite, ward off, vanquish; conqueror,
victor_". S WEST ^{66}

[glyphs] UÂF. Same as preceding. N WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] US. Noun and adj.: "_strength, power; strong_". E CENT. ^{57} PYR.
WEST ^{53}

[glyphs] US. "_Thebes._" E CENT. ^{56} W CENT. ^{59} PYR. EAST ^{48} SOUTH
^{50} WEST ^{53} NORTH ^{55}

{177}[glyphs] USEM. Noun: "_gold-metal; electrum_", S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] USER. Adj.: "_great, powerful, long_". E SOUTH ^{64} W SOUTH ^{68}

[glyphs] USER-MÂ-RÂ-SOTEP-EN-RÂ. The first cartouche or the royal name of
Ramses II., "_strong in truth, the sun, chosen of the sun_". E NORTH ^{62
62} SOUTH ^{64 64} S EAST ^{65 65} WEST ^{66 66} W NORTH ^{67 67} SOUTH
^{68 68} N EAST ^{69 69} WEST ^{70 70} BASE OF (all reading from right to
left) E ^{71 71} S ^{71 71} W ^{71 71} N ^{71 71}

[glyphs] UTU. Verb, &c.: "_to command, order; decree_". N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] Û

[glyphs] ÛAH. Verb: "_to place, put, establish_". E CENT. ^{56 56}

[glyphs] ÛRUI. Dual of the adjective ÛR "_large_", hence: "_the two large_"
obelisks, referring to the New York and London Obelisks. S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] B

[glyphs] BENBEN·T. Noun: "_pyramidion_". S CENT. ^{58}

[glyphs] P

[glyphs] PAU·T. Noun: "_circle, assembly, company_". E CENT. ^{57}

{178}[glyphs] PER. Noun: "_house_". W CENT. ^{59} NORTH ^{67}

[glyphs] PERU. Plural of the preceding word with the determinative of
"city": "_temples, sanctuaries_". N EAST ^{69}

[glyphs] PER. Verb: "_to go out, proceed, issue_". E SOUTH ^{64}

[glyphs] PEHU. Plural of PEH "_back, behind_": hence "_farthest, extreme_".
N CENT. ^{60}

[glyphs] PESED. Verb: "_to shine, illumine_". E NORTH ^{62}

[glyphs] PET. Noun and adj.: "_heaven_; _heavenly_". E NORTH ^{62} CENT.
^{56 56} SOUTH ^{63} S EAST ^{65} CENT. ^{58} WEST ^{66} W NORTH ^{67}
CENT. ^{59} SOUTH ^{68} N EAST ^{68} CENT. ^{60} WEST ^{70}

[glyphs] PTAH-TATHUNEN. Epithet of the god "_Ptah_" of Memphis. S EAST
^{65}

[glyphs] PTAH-TATHUNEN. A variant (different spelling) of the preceding
word. N EAST ^{69}

[glyphs] F

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