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The Boys' and Girls' Pliny

Note 245 — Chapter XX · OBELISKS.

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Meaning, probably, that in the Egyptian language, the same word is used as signifying a “spit” and a “ray” of light; for it is generally agreed that the word “obeliscus” is of Greek origin.

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