Written soon after the obelisk was set up on the Thames Embankment, this short history traces it from its raising at Heliopolis under Thothmes III, through its removal to Alexandria and long neglect, to its voyage to London. King then explains how hieroglyphics are read, with the Rosetta Stone, and translates the inscriptions of Thothmes and Rameses II on its faces.
A compact introduction to Egyptian monuments for visitors to the Embankment and readers curious about hieroglyphs. Download the free EPUB.