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Philae obelisk

obelisk found at Philae, Egypt
Landmark or Historic Building Obelisk Q1245805

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
obelisk
Inception
118 BC[12]
Owned by
William John Bankes (1820–present)[4]
Country
United Kingdom[3]
Located in
Pamphill
Location
Kingston Lacy (1820–present)[8]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 50.810°, -2.033° (1820–present), 🗺️ 24.021°, 32.889° (?–1820)[15]
Commemorates
tax exemption granted to the priests at Philae[11]
Coordinates
🗺️ 50.810°, -2.033°, 🗺️ 24.021°, 32.889°
Depicts
Egyptian hieroglyphs, Ancient Greek[5][6]
Has part(s)
bilingual inscription, granite[9][10]
Has parts
bilingual inscription, granite
Heritage designation
Grade II* listed building (1955–present)[17]
Historic county
Dorset[18]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Pamphill[2]
Location of creation
Temple of Isis in Philae[16]
Location of discovery
Philae[7]
OS grid reference
ST9779001128[14]
Time of discovery or invention
1815[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kingston Lacy obelisk en Philae obelisk en Obelisk 140 M South-west Of Kingston Lacey House ar مسلة فيلة cs obelist z Philae de Obelisk von Philae es Obelisco de File fr obélisque de Kingston Lacy fr obélisque de Philae fr obélisque de Philæ he האובליסק מפילה id Obelisk Philae it Obelisco di File it Obelisco di Philae ja フィラエ・オベリスク pt Obelisco de Philae ru Обелиск из Кингстон-Лейси ru Обелиск с острова Филы sv File-obelisken sv Philaes obelisk
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Kingston Lacy- Egyptian obelisk and House (geograph 1789450).jpg ↗
British Listed Buildings ID
101323828
Freebase ID
/m/0ch2tw3
National Heritage List for England number
1323828

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🔗 Connections
Depicts 2
Ancient Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphs
Has part(s) 2
granite, bilingual inscription
Country 1
United Kingdom
Instance of 1
obelisk
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Pamphill
Location 1
Kingston Lacy
Location of creation 1
Temple of Isis in Philae
Location of discovery 1
Philae
Named after 1
Philae
Owned by 1
William John Bankes
← Has cause 1
decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts
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Summary

Philae obelisk is an obelisk[1].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Philae obelisk include Philae[19], a lander[20].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Philae[19], a lander[20].

Related Entities

Philae United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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