one of Cleopatra's (queen of Egypt 51 - 49 b.c. and 48 - 30 b.c.) Needles, two obelisks of redgranite erected in Egypt more than 3,300 years ago. One obelisk was 69 feet tall, 7 1/2 feet thick at the base and weighed 200 tons. —SHSBC Binder 5 Approved Glossary