Template:Did you know nominations/Abgig obelisk

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 17:12, 30 May 2023 (UTC)

Abgig obelisk

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Restored Abgig Obelisk

... that the Abgig obelisk was erected in the 20th century BC by pharaoh Senusret I? Source: Enmarch, Roland (2013). "The Traces of the Inscription on the Abgig Monument of Senwosret I". In Frood, E.; McDonald, A. (eds.). Decorum and Experience: Essays in Ancient Culture for John Baines. Oxford, UK: Griffith Institute. pp. 21–25. ISBN 9780900416927. Page 21 , Zecchi, Marco (2008). "The Monument of Abgig". Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur. 37: 373–386. JSTOR 27751356. Retrieved March 14, 2023. Page 373
- ALT1: ... that when first erected, the Abgig obelisk likely stood at 12.9 metres (42.3 ft) high, but was "knocked down on the ground [and] broke[n] into two pieces"? Source: Zecchi, Marco (2008). "The Monument of Abgig". Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur. 37: 373–386. JSTOR 27751356. Retrieved March 14, 2023. Page 375 , Caristie, Philippe Joseph Marie (1818). "Description de l'obélisque de Begyg, auprès de l'ancienne Crocodilopolis". In Commission des Sciences et des Arts (ed.). Description de l'Égypte (in French). Vol. II: Antiquités, Descriptions. Paris, France: Imprimerie Royale. pp. 43–45. doi:10.11588/diglit.4811#0334. Page 43
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Liang Tingnan

Improved to Good Article status by LunaEatsTuna (talk) and Gen. Quon (talk). Nominated by Onegreatjoke (talk) at 18:31, 8 May 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Abgig obelisk; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

Recent GA, well written and referenced; AGF on offline/subscription sources. Hooks are interesting, ALT1 more so, IMO. Image is in the article, and appropriately licensed. QPQ done. Good to go. Constantine ✍ 05:48, 21 May 2023 (UTC)