Ȧten or Ȧten-Râ. In Egyptian
Atmeidan Obelisk. It was erected by Thothmes III., perhaps in Heliopolis. A single column of hieroglyphs extends down each face, and the lower end is broken off. Constantine the Great [A. D. 306-337] seems to have had it removed to Alexandria, where it remained until its transportation to Constantinople in the reign of Theodosius the Great [A. D. 379-395]. It is now in the Atmeidan or Hippodrome in Constantinople. [9]
Ȧtum. In Egyptian
Augustus Caesar. The first Roman emperor whose full name was Caius Julius Cæsar Octavianus. He reigned from B. C. 30 to A. D. 14, and, besides his many grand achievements, ordered the two obelisks in Heliopolis (at present in London and New York) to be erected in Alexandria. His name in Egyptian is [8] [25] [32] [39] [72] [73] [74] [82]
| nuter neb taui | Auteqreder | sa Râ neb khâu | Qîsers-ânkh-zeta-Ptaḥ-Ȧs·t-mer |
| The god, the lord of the two countries, | "Autocrator," | the Sun's offspring, the lord of diadems, | "Cæsar, living forever, beloved of Ptah and Isis". |
| nuter neb taui | Auteqreder |
| The god, the lord of the two countries, | "Autocrator," |
| sa Râ neb khâu | Qîsers-ânkh-zeta-Ptaḥ-Ȧs·t-mer |
| the Sun's offspring, the lord of diadems, | "Cæsar, living forever, beloved of Ptah and Isis". |