Hidden Message Discovered On 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Obelisk In Paris

iflscience.com ^ | April 25, 2025 | Dr. Russell Moul

[ransomnote]

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To understand the text, we need to know a little about the obelisk’s history. Before it was gifted to Paris, the monument used to be one of two that stood outside the Luxor Temple in Upper Egypt. Both pillars were built around the 13th century BCE, at the time of Ramses II’s reign. But at this time, the obelisk that is now in Paris would have had a face that could be seen by passengers traveling along the Nile River, and it is from this angle (around 45°) that the secret message is visible.

“When I calculated where to stand at the time to be able to admire this part of the obelisk, I ended up right in the middle of the Nile,” Olette-Pelletier added.

“And then I understood: it was only intended to be seen by the nobles arriving by boat at the temple of Luxor during the annual Opet festival, celebrating the return of the life forces of the god Amun.”

The message itself exalted Ramses II and his divine power, while another encouraged viewers to make offerings to appease the wrath of the gods. So, it was essentially propaganda helping to legitimize the pharaoh’s claim to power and his divinity.

Olette-Pelletier now intends to publish his findings in the journal ENiM.  

SNIP

To understand the text, we need to know a little about the obelisk’s history. Before it was gifted to Paris, the monument used to be one of two that stood outside the Luxor Temple in Upper Egypt. Both pillars were built around the 13th century BCE, at the time of Ramses II’s reign. But at this time, the obelisk that is now in Paris would have had a face that could be seen by passengers traveling along the Nile River, and it is from this angle (around 45°) that the secret message is visible.

“When I calculated where to stand at the time to be able to admire this part of the obelisk, I ended up right in the middle of the Nile,” Olette-Pelletier added.

“And then I understood: it was only intended to be seen by the nobles arriving by boat at the temple of Luxor during the annual Opet festival, celebrating the return of the life forces of the god Amun.”

The message itself exalted Ramses II and his divine power, while another encouraged viewers to make offerings to appease the wrath of the gods. So, it was essentially propaganda helping to legitimize the pharaoh’s claim to power and his divinity.

Olette-Pelletier now intends to publish his findings in the journal ENiM.  

[moviefan8]

It said “Stay thirsty my friends”.

[moviefan8]

“I don’t always drink beer. But when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.”

[tet68]

Okay, I’ll bite...

Make Egypt Great Again.

[HighSierra5]

Don’t open till Christmas.

[mairdie]

Keep off the grass!

[M Kehoe]

“Eat your peas?”

5.56mm

[null and void]

All we are saying is give peas a chance...

[Adder]

“You be in de Nile...”

[Don@VB]

Let’s go Ramses!

[MomwithHope]

“Welcome to Paris. Don’t become a surrender monkey.”

[rlmorel]

That was exactly the first thing that entered my mind!

[BobL]

“Hidden Message Discovered On 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Obelisk In Paris”

I think it reads: “This time we won’t have to fight our way in, instead you idiots will elect leaders who will invite us in.”

[17th Miss Regt]

This was in Egypt. Perhaps “Kil-Ra was here?”

[Theophilus]

“Let’s go Brandon”

[Ezekiel]

What a treasure trove in this one.

The Luxor obelisk contains previously hidden inscriptions that can only be read in 3D and would have conveyed specific information to visitors under the reign of Ramses II.

Who's Who debates aside, the fact is that Ramses II is the pharaoh commonly dubbed "the pharaoh of the Exodus."

“When I calculated where to stand at the time to be able to admire this part of the obelisk, I ended up right in the middle of the Nile,” Olette-Pelletier added.

“And then I understood: it was only intended to be seen by the nobles arriving by boat at the temple of Luxor during the annual Opet festival, celebrating the return of the life forces of the god Amun.”

Right in the middle of De Nile.

can only be read in 3D:

"3D" is literally the Equals Sign:

A well-known equality featuring the equal sign

Diophantus's use of ⟨ἴσ⟩, short for ἴσος (ísos 'equals'), in Arithmetica (c. 250 AD) is considered one of the first uses of an equals sign.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equals_sign#History

I love these trails.

In simply observing what *is* iota sigma:

Noun

ῑ̓́ς • (ī́s) f (genitive ῑ̓νός); third declension

force, power
muscle, sinew, tendon

***

Proper noun

ΙΣ • (IS)

Nomen sacrum form of Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs).

***

Also the numeral 16 (i.e. 10 + 6, the latter being the Greek letter/value that dropped off the radar)

Definitely worth noting in a full circle way because normally the letters iota + sigma = 210, the traditional number of years for the length of Egyptian bondage.

Celebrating the return of the life forces:

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

can only be read in 3D

Heh, paradoxically by giving it some time..

It's like what anybody who's anybody has known for a long time already from "Jews in Space", that Lone Starr was found on the doorstep of a monastery in the 4D galaxy.

😉

Moses knows. Lucky!!!

[packagingguy]

“encouraged viewers to make offerings to appease the wrath of the gods. So, it was essentially propaganda helping to legitimize the pharaoh’s claim to power“

Sounds quite a bit like today’s gods of climate change. They too are angry and demand a sacrifice.

[SunkenCiv]

Moses had been dead for centuries before Ramses II was born.

[Ezekiel]

Who’s Who debates aside.

This is great stuff.

Time flies!

[SunkenCiv]

some pertinent selections from three relevant keywords, sorted:

• 'Everything we found shattered our expectations': Archaeologists discover 1st astronomical observatory from ancient Egypt [08/30/2024]
• The Original Sarcophagus of Pharaoh Ramesses II Found in the Floor of a Coptic Monastery in Abydos [06/02/2024]
• Archaeologists in Egypt unearth section of large Ramses II statue [03/04/2024]
• 'Extremely rare' Rameses II-era burial cave found in Israel [09/20/2022]
• Frozen in time: 3,300-year-old burial cave from Ramses II era found at popular beach [09/19/2022]
• Archaeologists find Ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to "Commander of Foreign Mercenaries" [07/29/2022]
• Archaeologists uncover decorated blocks from King Nactanebo I temple [11/16/2021]
• Archaeologists Discover 27 Sarcophagi In Egypt That Have Remained Unopened For 2,500 Years [09/21/2020]
• Archaeologists Unearth 13 Fully-Sealed Ancient Egyptian Coffins In Saqqara Necropolis Dating Back 2,500 Years [09/14/2020]
• National Geographic Unveils Historic Find With Excavation of Ancient Egypt's First Fully Intact Funeral Home [05/12/2020]
• New discoveries and studies from mummification workshop complex at Saqqara [26th Dynasty] [05/05/2020]
• Rare clay sarcophagus found in Israel alongside Seti I scarab seal ring [04/09/2014]
• Israel in Canaan (Long) Before Pharaoh Merenptah? A Fresh Look at Berlin Statue Pedestal Relief... [12/07/2010]
• Largest Saqqara Tomb Discovered [ 26th Dynasty ] [01/05/2010]

[SunkenCiv]

Nice twofer.

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