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No prior complete English translation of this text has been found.
Extensive searches across multiple scholarly catalogs (including the UNESCO Index Translationum and specialized collections) yielded no evidence of an English translation of Athanasius Kircher's 'Obeliscus Aegyptiacus' (1666). While Joscelyn Godwin has translated excerpts and sections of various Kircher works for his anthologies, no complete or partial translation of this specific text was found.
Verified Apr 1, 2026 via local catalogs, open library, google books, internet archive, openalex, loc, ustc · methodology
Athanasius Kircher invites you to decode the silence of ancient stone. This work treats Egyptian hieroglyphs not as simple letters, but as keys to the hidden mechanics of the universe.