Slow rise of Thutmose III’s obelisk

by Damien F. Mackey Much like the Missing Link, the most enlightened thing about which one could say is that it is still missing (G. K. Chesterton) much is missing from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. For example, the megalomaniacal Cheops, famous for the Great Pyramid of Giza is supposed to have left us this one and only representation of himself. Likewise, with the long-reigning Djedkare of the so-called Fifth Dynasty - a dynasty for which some four of its supposed six sun temples have never been discovered. See e.g. my article: Missing old Egyptian tombs and temples (4) Missing old Egyptian tombs and temples | Damien Mackey - Academia.edu And certain mighty Mesopotamian kings of long reign, such as Ashurnasirpal (so-called II) and Nebuchednezzar (so-called II), have virtually no (or none), statuary and/or bas-relief depictions. See e.g. my article: More ‘camera shy’ ancient potentates (5) More 'camera shy' ancient potentates | Damien Mackey - Academia.edu Unlike with the Missing Link, however, which is missing and which, according to the common sense G.K. Chesterton, “won’t be missed either”, I do miss the missing pieces of Egypt and Mesopotamia. And I want to find them. And I do find them through alter egos and alter dynasties. In other words, there was much, much more to Cheops than just under this particular name, and just in the so-called Fourth Dynasty. Pharaoh Thutmose III, whose chronology regarding the Lateran Obelisk (tekhen waty) seems to me to be most unusual, I had already regaled with his alter ego, as Thutmose so-called IV: Enlarging ‘Shishak’? (5) Enlarging ‘Shishak’? | Damien Mackey - Academia.edu And this supplementation, I find, will make all the difference in the case of his obelisk. The problem was that this giant obelisk is supposed not to have been erected until 35 years after it was cut. And erected by Thutmose III’s presumed grandson, IV. Thus article “Thutmose III”, New World Encyclopedia: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Thutmose_III “East of the Iput-Isut, [Thutmose III] erected another temple to Aten where he was depicted as being supported by Amun.[57] It was inside this temple that Thutmose planned on erecting his tekhen waty, ("unique obelisk.")[57] The tekhen waty was designed to stand alone, instead as part of a pair, and is the tallest obelisk ever successfully cut. It was not, however, erected until Thutmose IV raised it[57] 35 years later.[58] It was later moved to Rome and is known as the Lateran Obelisk”. However, the situation changes dramatically when Thutmose so-called IV, is, as I have argued, a Thutmose III alter ego. Then, no need whatsoever to have to wait “35 years later” for that great obelisk to have been raised. And no need to make such an extended mess of ancient Egyptian chronology. Thutmose IV Thutmose III