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The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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An Egyptian red granite obelisk, removed from Philae near Nubia, arrived safely in England via the Despatch ship for Mr. Banks, jr. It was unshipped at Deptford last week and is the first such obelisk brought to Britain, potentially aiding hieroglyphic interpretation due to Greek inscriptions from Ptolemy and Cleopatra's era.
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Egyptian Obelisk.—The obelisk of red granite, brought home in the Despatch, for Mr. Banks, jr. which had previously been removed down the Nile, from the island of Philae, on the borders of Nubia, was safely unshipped last week at Deptford, and is now lying on the deck of the sheer hulk there, till it is ready to be removed to Mr. Banks' seat in Dorsetshire. It is particularly interesting, being the first ever brought to England. Artists have already been making drawings from it, for the purpose of engraving; it being supposed that it may very probably furnish a key to the interpretation of the hieroglyphical character; since the Greek upon the pedestal, which records its first erection, under Ptolemy and Cleopatra, near two thousand years ago, is very probably a translation of the hieroglyphics with which all the four sides of the obelisk itself are richly covered.
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Philae, Nubia
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Last Week
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safely unshipped at deptford; first obelisk brought to england; potential key to hieroglyphic interpretation via greek translation on pedestal.
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The red granite obelisk was transported down the Nile from Philae on Nubia borders, brought to England in the Despatch for Mr. Banks, jr., unshipped at Deptford last week, and awaits removal to Dorsetshire. Artists are drawing it for engravings due to its hieroglyphics and Greek pedestal inscription from Ptolemy and Cleopatra's time nearly 2000 years ago.