Smyrna times., 1880-08-04
CleOpatra's Needle.
NEW YoRK's onELIsK COME AT LAST.

IL Will be remembered that this oheI;.l[
one OF the best preserved of the peculior
ancient monuments Of Egypt, was made =
present to the people Of New York bv tho
late reigning Khedive Ismail Pasha. tho
expenses OF the transportation being largely,
borne by Mr. William H. Vander6jIi
Ihe project first originated in the interest
excited IN 1877 by the removal of the com.
Panlon obellsk to England, and the final
glit OF the obeliIk was confirmed in NAV
1917, by Mohammed Tewiik Pasha. son
ana successor of Ismail. Great interest
was iedt IN the taking down and embarka.
tlon OF the shaft from the moment when II
became known that distinctive Masonic
signs and emblems had been found ON the
Pedlment on which the monument rested
Inc New York department of parks. at
Inc request OF Mr.. Henry q. Stebbins. a
former park commissioner, has set apart as
aslIe lot the obelsk convenient and
commanding knoll in the Central Park.
HS i4t lar from the building occupied by the
nsIropolltan Museum of Art Several of
theSe ooellsks are found in Europe, brought
Hut ol EGYPT at different times. The tai.
1eot Is 'uaC IN 'front.' OF the palace of the
11a'eian r.I at nome, which is l0j feet high.
Inc ooslsk OF Luxor was removed from
| EeyPC ana set up in the Place de la Con-
corde, Paris, in 1894. The obelisk wbiob
was removed to London in 1877 has boo,'
set up on the Thames embankment Tbn
| title OF Cleopatra's Needle is misnorer
these obelskS being of the Same ace ~
the awe-inspiring temples, sphinxos onJ
tombs OF Karnac. 1t will be a verv orno.
mental object, however, in the Central
Park, and the perseverance,, enterprise and
hoerallty OF the citizens who secured it arn
worthy OF as great city today as Aley.
andrls was in the DAYS of Ptoiemv's snc.
cessors, and 1t is quite fitting that mopu.
ment which made its first Journey from
heilopols, the city of the sun, to Alex.
| andra, the city of ancient commerce and
learning, should to-day make second
Journey across the ocean 10 the chief citv
OF the new nation Of the West. Ferguson.
the greatest writer on architecture. saws
that 1t IS impossible without seeing them TO
form an idea OF these imposing and UNIQUE
columns OF old Egypt, made with mathe.
rnatlcal exactness from the hardest ofstene.
and sculptured all over with inscriptions
couched IN the hlerOcratic sign.languape of
the strongest priesthood Of ancient times.
Mr.. Samuel Birch of the British Museum.
scholar of high authority in Egyptology,
contributed to the London Athenanum a
few months ago the following description
of the obelsk:
The pyramidion on the first side has
the following representation On the right
side IS TAothmes III, represented as a
sphinx, seated on pylon or pedestal, the
same as forms the so. called standard. facing
to the right. In both hands he holds lar
OF wine, and the inscription on the pedeI.
TAI calls him The powerful bull crowned
IN the City OF Western Thsbes, the son of
the Sun, Tahutimes,' (Thothmes,) and in
the area is makes gift of wine Before
hlm IS the god la, Helios, or the Sun.
hawk-headed, wearing disk seated on a
throne, holding a dog-headed aceptre in
his right hand and an emblem of life in
the left. Ia faces to the left hand. Above
their heads is 'Haremakhu (Harmachis. a
form of Horus, or the sun on the horizon
the great god, lord of the heaven which
is followed lie (Harmachis) gives all life
to the good god, the lord of the two
countries, Menkheper.ra (Thothmes) Ill"
Each side of this obelsk is decorated
with three perpendicular lines of hiero.
glyphs, the central one on each side being
that of Thothmes III, who first set up the
obelisk at Helpolic. The side lines, those
to the right and left, were added by Rama. |
Ses | of the nineteenth dynasty, the sup. |
posed SaSostris-but how or when does not |
appear-probably they were placed upon
1t before it was erected. and the monument |
may have been left unfinished at the death |
of Thothmes III, and completed long after |
by his successor, or the lateral lines NAV |
have been placed on the monument long |
after It's erection, and when upright, bY |
placing a scaffolding round it on which the |
masons stoed and worked The Horus,
the powerful bull, crowned in Western
Thebes the lord of diadems, whose king
dom is as extensive as the suns in heaven.
Tum, the lord of Helipolis, the sun of his
race, he has caused him to be born. Tahu.
times (Thothes ILL., They (the gods) made
him great abode in their own beauty, know.
ing what should be, that he should make his
dominion extend as the Sun for ages, the
King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Men-khep.
ezra (Thothmes ILL., beloved of Tum, the
god, and his circle Of the gods, giver of all
life, stability and power like the sun for.
ever"
"'The Horus, the powerful bull, son of
Kheper Ia form of RAJ the King of Upper
and Lower Egypt, Ussrmars, approved of
the Sun, the golden hawk, rich in wears,
greatest of the powerful, son of the Sun,
Remussu QI,) beloved of Amen, he has
proceeded from the body (of the SUM to
take the diadems, to be the sole lord, the
lord Of the two countries. Usermara, ap-
proved of the Sunp glory of Tum, like the
Sum-
"'The Horua, the mighty bull, beloved
of Ra, King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
Usermar, approved of the Sun. Sun pro.
duoed by the gods holding world. Ramessu
(II1 beloved of Amen balovad
never was done the like. Helipo.
lis, he has set up his memorial before
Azum, lord of the two countries; User.
mara. approved of the Sun, (son OF the
Sun Ranusu l !, beloved of Amen giver of
the giver. '"-Bah. San.
1t is just lovely to sleep in the country
these fine mornings, with gobbler COB.