CAIRO – 10 April 2022: A team of archaeologists, restorers and engineers from the Supreme Council of Antiquities succeeded in restoring the obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut residing near the Sacred Lake in the Karnak Temples for decades. The team of restorers with the erected Hatshepsut Obelisk - Min. Carved from pink granite, the obelisk is about 11 meters high and weighs about 90 tons. It is decorated with inscriptions depicting Queen Hatshepsut and her relationship with the deity Amun. Its remains were left on top of the rubble accumulated above the Wadjet Hall, which was set up by King Thutmose I, father of Queen Hatshepsut.

Source: Egypt Today April 10, 2022 19:21 UTC