The upper part of obelisk of king Teti
General Information

The upper part of an obelisk belongs to king Teti, it was discovered in El-Matarya, and she hold the titles of the king carved on only one face.

Material Quartzite
Type Obelisk
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place Al-Matariyah - Cairo - Egypt
Found By Motawea Bilbosh
Height 5 m
Historical Period The Sixth Dynasty – The Old Kingdom
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
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Hr sHtp-tAwy nsw-bit (sA-Ra tti) [nbti]


Translation

Horus Sehetep-tawy king of upper and lower Egypt son of Re Teti, the two ladies ……

Scientific Publishing

محمد عبد الحليم أحمد محمد، المسلات في مصر الفرعونية: دراسة دينية معمارية لغوية، (رسالة ماجستير غير منشورة، جامعة القاهرة، 2003)، 164