i. e. Behold Pharaoh! He is the heavenly Horus, the powerful and glorious bull [king] in Thebes. He is the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Thothmes III., who has embellished the house where he was born, .........., the Sun's offspring, Thothmes III., the beloved of Rā-Hor-Khuti, who lives forever.

North Face [CENTRAL COLUMN].

i.e. Behold Pharaoh! He is the heavenly Horus, who has crowned^[11] himself with the white crown^[12], beloved of Rā. He is Thothmes III., the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, the golden Horus^[13], rejoicing in his strength, the vanquisher of the princes of the countries which are distant. He did this because his father Rā had so commanded him, and had then given him victories over the entire world, and had placed an abundance of power on his arm, so that he [the king] might enlarge the boundaries of Egypt. This was done by the Sun's offspring, Thothmes III., who gives all life forever.

II. Inscriptions of Ramses II.

The inscriptions of Ramses II. are found in the two vertical columns to the right and left of the central column of each face and the two horizontal lines at the base of each face of the obelisk. The inscriptions are in a much better condition than those of Thothmes III., and can be more readily deciphered. They were engraved on the stone not quite three centuries after the pyramidions and the central columns were inscribed. Even a casual observer will notice that the hawk at the top of each central column is larger than those to the right and left of it, these being crowded into the remaining space.

East Face [NORTHERN COLUMN].

i. e. Behold Pharaoh! He is the heavenly Horus, the powerful bull, beloved of Rā. He is Ramses II.^[14], the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, the Sun himself, and the child of the gods. He is master of the two countries [Egypt], the Sun's offspring, Ramses II.^[15] He is a youth glorious and beloved like Aten^[16], when he shines in the horizon. He is the lord of the two countries [Egypt], Ramses II.^[14], the Sun's offspring, Ramses II.^[15], the glorious image of Rā, who gives life.