Excerpt from A Short History of the Egyptian Obelisks I. Characteristics of an Obelisk II. The Symbolism of an Obelisk III. Relations of the Obelisk and the Pyramid IV. The Vicissitudes Of Obelisks V. The Obelisks of Usirtesen at Heliopolis and Biggeg VI. The Obelisks of Thothmes I. VII. The Obelisks Of Hatasu VIII. The Obelisks Of Thothmes III. IX. The Obelisk of Alexandria X. The Obelisk of Constantinople XI. The Obelisk Of Amenhotep II. XII. The Life of Seti I. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.