Depends on the size of the obelisk. Whatever the size of the obelisk its going to be the transportation from the quarry to the river, the loading onto the barge, unloading and transporting to the erection site which is going to require the most bodies. A 50 ton obelisk probably requires 6 men per ton 50X6 = 300 men
obelisks were build to honor the gods .
obelisks were build to honor the gods .
It took 600 people and 14 years to build the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Herodotus was told by his Egyptian guides that it took twenty-years for a force of 100,000 oppressed slaves to build the pyramid.
None, the ancient Egyptian people build the pyramids.
Ahmose I built obelisks, and started building the last pyramid. I am not sure of this but I think he build the Golden City.
Ahmose I built obelisks, and started building the last pyramid. I am not sure of this but I think he build the Golden City.
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The farmers during the dry season when there was no work on their farms, and they worked for the Pharaoh, provided for from the state granaries, as a form of dole.
It was Hatshepsut who built the giant obelisks. She commissioned several obelisks during her reign in ancient Egypt, including the largest known obelisk, which is now known as the Unfinished Obelisk. Cleopatra, on the other hand, did not build any giant obelisks herself, but she may have had some restored or relocated.
they used clay to build their statues