“{{w|Ramesses II}} had his temple at {{w|Abu Simbel}} dug out, in the body of Amun, in the hill of sandstone, and we understand that the temples in Thebes, in {{w|Karnak}}, in {{w|Luxor}} were made of carved stone... cut very carefully in the body of Amum, and we understand why the {{w|obelisk}}s out of granite have been called "the finger of Amun."”