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The obelisk was ordered by the Egyptian king Ramses I (ca. 1345 b.C.– June 1290/1289 b.C.), who was son of Sothis, head of the archers, and belonged to a warlike aristochracy from Nile delta. [Source: Kenneth A. Kitchen, "Il Faraone trionfante", Laterza, Bari (1994). p.29]
