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South Obelisk of Hatshepsut, Karnak Temple, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt

Bas-relief on the South Obelisk of Hatshepsut, 30m high, fallen section recently reerected, between the Sacred Lake and Cachette Court wall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Bas-relief on the South Obelisk of Hatshepsut, 30m high, fallen section recently reerected, between the Sacred Lake and Cachette Court wall, in the Precinct of Amun-Re, at the Karnak Temple Complex, Karnak, Thebes, Luxor, Egypt. The site was developed c. 2055 BC - 100 AD, from the Middle Kingdom to the Ptolemaic Kingdom and most of the buildings date to the New Kingdom, dedicated to the Theban Triad of Amun, Mut and Khonsu. Thebes is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen