The Purpose of those Big Pointed Rocks

Obelisks were seen as towers in the sky. They served as stories of the Pharaoh's life or the legacy or role of the temple. Like when someone has a building made for them or a statue. Another role that a obelisk had was to be the gateway or entrance to a temple. Hatsheput constructed her obelisk to be taller than her fathers and to be the story of her life. Talk about a family rivalry. Sounds like my brother and I ! Obelisks were erected in pairs near the gateway or pylon of a temple. A single standing obelisks was seen as a reaching down or gift from the gods. A something ton stone sounds like a pretty nice gift to me ( NOT !!). Unlike a pyramid obelisks usually had nothing to do with the afterlife or death.