Egyptian obelisks

Bonomi (1843)
H.H. Gorringe (1882)
Lists of obelisks published during the 19th century

Obelisks had a prominent role in the architecture and religion of ancient Egypt.

Approximately 30 remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks are known, not including modern or pre-modern pseudo-Egyptian obelisks, such as the numerous Egyptian-style obelisks commissioned by Roman Emperors. The oldest of these extant obelisks date from the Middle Kingdom period, during the reign of Pharaoh Senusret I.

There are also approximately 40 known obelisk fragments, catalogued by Hiroyuki Nagase and Shoji Okamoto.

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