Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics

[Illustration: THE HIEROGLYPHICS ON CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE. (The central columns were cut by THOTHMES III., the side columns by RAMESES II. The Inscriptions at the base of each side are much mutilated, and those on the Pyramidion are not shown in the Plate.)] BY-PATHS OF BIBLE KNOWLEDGE. I. CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE: A HISTORY OF THE LONDON OBELISK, WITH AN EXPOSITION OF THE HIEROGLYPHICS. BY THE REV. JAMES KING, M.A., AUTHORIZED LECTURER TO THE PALESTINE EXPLORATION FUND. "The Land of Egypt is before thee."--_Gen._ xlvii. 6. LONDON: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY, 56, PATERNOSTER ROW, 65, ST. PAUL'S CHURCHYARD, AND 164, PICCADILLY. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE INTRODUCTION 5 I.--THE RELIGIOUS CHARACTER OF THE …

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