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title: Royal Obelisk, Axum
author: Pzbinden7
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10257/royal-obelisk-axum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Royal Obelisk, Axum
_Authored by Pzbinden7_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10257.jpg)
## Image Caption
A stone monolithic obelisk marking the [tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of King Ezanas of the [kingdom of Axum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Axum/) (aka [Aksum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Axum/), modern Ethiopia), c. 400 CE. The carvings imitate the architectural features of dry-stone and timber housing.
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[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stela_aksum.jpg) by [**Pzbinden7**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stela_aksum.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.