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Ancient Egyptian obelisks , derived from the Ancient Greek term ὀβελίσκος (obelískos), which is a diminutive of ὀβελός (obelós) meaning 'spit, nail, pointed pillar,' is characterized as a tall, slender, and tapered structure featuring four sides and a pyramidal or pyramidion apex. Initially erected by the Ancient Egyptians and referred to as tekhenu, the term was adopted by the Greeks as obeliskos, which subsequently transitioned into Latin and eventually into English. Although William Thomas accurately employed the term in his 1549 work, Historie of Italie, by the late sixteenth century, following diminished interactions with Italy due to Queen Elizabeth's excommunication, Shakespeare conflated obelisks with pyramids in his literary works. Ancient obelisks are typically monolithic, crafted from a single stone, whereas most contemporary obelisks are constructed from multiple stones.

Obelisks held significant importance in ancient Egyptian architecture and were integral to their religious practices, often positioned in pairs at temple entrances. The term obelisk in modern English has Greek origins, as Herodotus, the Greek historian, was among the first classical authors to document these structures. Several ancient Egyptian obelisks have survived to this day, including the unfinished obelisk located in its quarry at Aswan. These monuments are now scattered globally, with fewer than half remaining in Egypt.

The oldest temple obelisk still in its original location is the 68-foot (20.7 m) and 120-metric-ton (130-short-ton) red granite Obelisk of Senusret I from the Twelfth Dynasty, situated at Al-Matariyyah in present-day Heliopolis.

In the context of Egyptian mythology, the obelisk represented the sun god Ra, and during Akhenaten's religious reforms, it was believed to symbolize a petrified ray of the Aten, the sun disk. The Benben was the mound that emerged from the primordial waters of Nu, upon which the creator god Atum settled, as narrated in the Heliopolitan creation myth.