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Next to a sacred lake near the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt, archaeologists and engineers have re-erected a fully restored Karnak obelisk that was originally constructed and raised in 1457 BC, in honor of the New Kingdom ruler Queen Hatshepsut. The bottom two thirds of the resurrected pink granite Karnak obelisk were never found after […]
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Karnak Obelisk Built for Legendary Queen Hatshepsut Re-erected in Egypt
April 13th, 2022 
Awake Goy 
Posted in Jewish News 
Tags: built, erected, hatshepsut, karnak, legendary, obelisk, Queen 
No Comments »When Is An obelisk Not Just An Obelisk?
October 15th, 2020 Awake Goy New Mexico – When I was a child, my dad and I would sometimes walk down to Santa Fe Plaza, especially on cool autumn afternoons. We would get Cokes from Woolworth’s. My father would visit with friends and family, selling under the portal of the Palace of the Governor’s, and we would sit in the […]
The Enigma Of The Unfinished Obelisk At Aswan
August 5th, 2020 Awake Goy 
The standard definition of an obelisk is a monolithic stone monument whose four sides, which generally carry inscriptions, gently taper into a pyramidion at the top. These massive, pointed shafts of polished granite were often capped with gold. Their size undoubtedly made them extremely difficult to move and raise. The real purpose of these obelisks […]
