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I must say I'm a little unhappy with how this thread has been usurped to be not about the writing on the obelisk but the appropriateness of it being in Paris. The latter is an important question with no easy answers but completely unrelated to the former.

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But the article is about the crypto message.

Yet it also mentions why the obelisk is in Paris: a gift from the, Muslim, Ottoman, ruler of Egypt to France.

Yes and the article also mentions the obelisk was surrounded by scaffolding in preparation for the Olympic games, so feel free to discuss scaffolding, Olympic games, restoration work on ancient monuments, Paris' role in Europe, the impact of modern sports events on urban environments, whatever. Doesn't change the fact the OP is literally about alleged hidden messages on an Egyptian obelisk that happens to be standing in Paris. Had the guy who brought this up been writing about an obelisk still standing in Egypt, how appropriate would it feel to change the subject of the discussion to, I don't know, the legitimacy of Egypt's present government or the fact that a not-so-small number of archaeological sites is being ruined by being part of military compounds? Not very appropriate I'd say.

Oh, Im sorry I think I mis interpreted you.

You want to talk about the crypto, not why the pointy stick is in Paris. Then we're in agreement

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