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in Egypt. Now, after a lapse of 34 centuries, these are yet the 
most beautiful of this old empire. 
Only a cursory mention of most of his work can be made. At 
Karnack he built two additional chapels, extended the courts, made 
doors of copper and bronze inlaid with figures in electrum, made a 
great throne of the latter metal inlaid with precious stones, and a 
great gate of copper in one single sheet called the Terror of Amen, 
and many other works. But the chief labour accomplished here 
was the erection of two obelisks, the largest that had ever been 
produced --each of these was 102ft. high and of one single stone of 
red granite without panel or rivet. ‘They were quarried at Aswan. 
After being roughly shaped they were embarked and carried down 
the Nile to Thebes, disembarked, drawn to Karnack, carved, 
engraved, polished, tipped, and inlaid with electrum, and erected all 
within the space of seven months. 
There exists no firm in these days possessing all the mechanical 
aids which modern engineering skill has devised which would under- 
take to do the work in the same time. 
Queen Hatshepsut’s dedication of these obelisks is the most 
reverent and least boastful, and forms a striking contrast to those 
emanating from the long line of Egyptian Koyalties. 
“T have done this from a heart full of love for my Divine Father Amen. 
“T have entered upon the way in which He conducted me from the 
beginning. 
5) 
“JT was sitting in my palace thinking of my Creator, when my heart 
urged me to make for Him two great obelisks of electrum,” &c. 
Her jealous successor cased the pedestal all round with 
additional stonework, and in high flown bombastical language 
claimed the obelisks as his own work, and secured the false fame 
for 33 centuries. 
