The Obelisk and the Englishman
The Pioneering Discoveries of Egyptologist William Bankes
Ranked #96 in Egyptian History
William John Bankes (1786 – 1855) was a pioneer in the nascent study of the language, history, and civilization of ancient Egypt. At the Abydos Temple he discovered the King List — a wall of cartouches listing Egyptian kings in chronological order — which was vital to the decoding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. At Philae he uncovered a fallen obelisk, which he arranged to be transported back to England. And in modern-day Jordan he was the first European to make sketches and site plans of the “lost” city of Petra.
Bankes’s life was rich and full, and his discoveries have proven to be... more
Bankes’s life was rich and full, and his discoveries have proven to be... more
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