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Obelisk of Khamoon
Items: 38
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Kills: 16
Run forward through the double doors and turn right. After Lara goes down one step, turn and face the wall on her left and climb up. Run along the upper ledge to the end to find a passageway to the left. Drop down into the passage. Run down the passage to the end, and enter the room to her right.

Lara will find herself in a room consisting of four columns. The base of each column is a movable block. Start with the rightmost block1. Push it once to the right to reveal an opening. Draw weapons and enter the tunnel. After Lara has just entered the tunnel, immediately start back flipping away while firing on a panther (1) that will charge out of the tunnel. When the panther is dead, enter the tunnel and run up some stairs. Turn left at the top to grab the small Medi Pack (1).

Return to the main room, and push the next block to the right once to reveal another tunnel. Draw weapons and enter the tunnel. Another panther (2) will attack Lara, so back flip away and open fire. Lara can ignore this tunnel if she isn't after all the kills, since there's nothing else to gain from it.

After disposing of the panther, go to the next block to the left and push it once into the corner to the right to reveal another tunnel. Enter the tunnel Lara has just revealed. Hang down in the hole to alert a panther (3) below. With patience Lara can kill the panther from above. Otherwise drop into the hole to take out the panther. When Lara drops into the hole, she will land on a tall slanted column. Lara will slide off the top of the column and land in the large room below. There is a switch in this room.

Throw the switch to open the exit door above. Then climb up the steps to the left of the switch. Climb up the column, grab the small Medi Pack (2) on top. Move forward and vault up to the upper ledge. Climb up the strange blocks which are covered with hieroglyphics that extend into the middle of the room and take a running jump into the exit doorway on the other side of the room. Take a standing jump over the hole ahead, and walk around to the other side of the door to pick up the magnum clips (3) that were concealed by the door.

Drop down the hole and return to the main room. Push the last block once to one side. Enter the passage, and move forward down to the first step. If Lara can see the croc (4) in the water ahead then ready the shotgun and take it out with one blast. Otherwise, jump into the water, swim forward through the tunnel, head left, immediately surface, and climb onto the structure in the center of the room. Ready weapons to kill the croc now if Lara hasn't already done so.
Sapphire Key
Jump back into the water. Position Lara so that she is looking at the underwater structure from the passage she entered from. At the bottom of the structure in left near corner is a small Medi Pack (4). At the left far corner is the Sapphire Key (5). At the back right corner are magnum clips (6). After Lara has collected everything, swim back to the passageway, and surface at the end to run back to the room with the four columns.

Before Lara leaves this room, move any one of the four brown blocks to the position underneath the gold door high up on one side of the room. Position it so that it is squarely across from the door but one space away from the wall. Exit the room with the four blocks back to the passageway Lara entered from. Use the sapphire key to open the gold door beside her as well as to the gold door above the block in the pillar room.

Return to the room with the four blocks, and climb onto the block. Face the doorway and take a running jump from the block into the doorway. The tunnel goes forward a short distance, turns left, and then has some steps that lead up. Walk forward to the base of the steps, but do not turn to face the steps. Take one side flip up the stairs, them immediately take one side flip back to the doorway. Hop back once and take a back flip to land on the block where Lara started from. Lara should have just awakened a mummy (5). Ready the shotgun and wait for the mummy to amble down to the bottom of the steps. If it does come down to the bottom of the steps, Lara should be able to take it out with two or three blasts from the shotgun. Lara can take running jumps into the doorway and back flips back out of the doorway to try to lure the mummy down. If the mummy decides never to come down the steps, rather than have a tough fight in close quarters, Lara can leave the mummy and the artifact in the room above for later2.
Eye of Horus
If the mummy is dead, then take a running jump from the block to the doorway and turn left. Run up the steps, and then turn left and head toward the windows. There is a switch on the left side of the left green pillar. Throw the switch to drop the drawbridge to the large obelisk in the room to Lara's left. Run around to the drawbridge that she just lowered, and grab the Eye of Horus (7).

Run back along the drawbridge back to the room. Run back down the steps, and drop back into the room with the four brown blocks. Turn left and exit this room and enter the other gold door that Lara opened earlier. Dive into the pool of water below, which surrounds the obelisk, to grab some magnum clips (8) which are at the bottom of the pool. Then pull up out of the water onto the platform at the base of the obelisk in order to pickup the shotgun shells (9). Jump back into the water and exit the water at a tunnel which is in the near left corner if Lara is facing the gold door she came in from. Ready weapons and slide down the ramp. At the bottom, without entering the room, kill the two panthers (6, 7) that are running around inside.

When they are dead drop down to the floor. Head up the steps along one side of the room. At the top, jump straight up and grab to pull up onto the ledge above the steps. Turn around and take a running jump to the block opposite the one Lara's currently on. Turn around again, and take a running jump and grab to get the the ledge above. Walk out to the end of the ledge, and take a running jump to the platform supported by the pillar, then a standing jump to the opposite side. Pick up the large Medi Pack (10).

Now Lara can take another fruitless excursion to get all the kills. To the right of the Medi Pack is a hole that leads down to a ramp. Turn and face away from the hole and drop in backwards. Before Lara slides to the the bottom, back flip to get to the bottom in a hurry. Two panther mummies (8, 9) will awaken in the room to Lara's left. Immediately run forward and to the right and jump up onto a short block. Head forward and climb up out of the room onto a higher ledge. Draw pistols and turn around to kill the mummies from the above.

Then turn around and take a diagonal standing jump to the ledge to the right. Walk to the end of the ledge and take a running jump and grab to get to the short ledge on the other side. Turn left and vault up onto the column, and take a running jump to get the the higher ledge. Walk forward and jump straight up to grab and pull up onto the next ledge. Reverse roll and take a running jump to the ledge across.

Then climb onto the column ahead in the corner. Turn around and jump up to grab and pull up onto the ledge above. Walk forward and to the left and take a running jump to the next ledge. Turn left and take a running jump and grab to get to the top of the stairs. Head forward and down one step jump up to grab and pull up onto the ledge above. Ready weapons and shoot at the mummy (10) that descends the wide stairway on Lara's right. If gets too close hop back off of the ledge to the stairs below and continue to shoot at the mummy by jumping up and down.

Walk along the ledge and throw the switch which drops the drawbridge directly below. Walk forward to the ledge covered by vegetation, then drop down to the ledge below. Grab the small Medi Pack (11) and the two sets of magnum clips (12, 13). If Lara does not yet have the magnums, she will find a pair of magnums here instead of one of the sets of clips.

Climb back up the way Lara came, then run up the wide stairway to the left. At the top, Lara will find a flat room with a small hole on the left. Drop down into the hole to slide down a long ramp, then down a short ramp. At the bottom ready weapons. Run forward towards the lit passageway, and about two steps inside, begin back flipping away while shooting at the panther (11). After the panther is dead, head into the passage and grab the magnum clips (14).
Ankh
Return to the large room and climb into the right of the three alcoves underneath the ramp, and throw the switch. There will be a grinding sound which will indicate that the ramp above has turned into steps. Climb the first four steps, then turn to the left and take a standing jump over to the bridge that is underneath another ramp, and grab the shotgun shells (15). Jump back to the steps. Climb two more steps, then turn left and drop off the side of the step onto the greenish blue platform below. Turn around and walk through the doorway, and turn left. Take a standing jump across to the ledge. Then walk out to the drawbridge that Lara lowered earlier and pick up the Ankh (16).

Walk back along the fenced ledge, and take a jump back to the ledge with the doorway. Run forward up the steps and grab the large Medi Pack (17). Continue up the steps and throw the switch at the top which resets the previous room to its original state with the slope from the green platform turning back into steps and the long set of steps back into a long ramp.

Turn right and run back down the stairs. Turn left to reenter the doorway. Lara will be back on the green platform in the previous room. Climb up all the steps until she gets to the top, then turn and face right. Take a running jump and grab the crevice on the opposite wall, then shimmy to the right until Lara can release and drop safely down to the gold block. Walk around the corner and safety drop down to the ledge below.

Turn around and enter the tunnel ahead and to the right, that leads to a small room with a switch. Enter the room and then turn around to throw the switch to turn the ramp outside into steps. Exit the room and climb up the steps. When Lara get to the top of the steps, she should be able to hear the growling of a mummy (12). Ready pistols and jump up and down while firing. Do not release either the jump or fire keys until the mummy explodes.

Jump up to grab and pull up into the room above and throw the switch next to the silver gong to drop the drawbridge directly below. Then walk around to the front of the silver gong and pick up the small Medi Pack (18). Go back into the room and throw the switch next to the golden door, to open it. Enter the doorway, back to a familiar room.
SECRET #1
Run forward, then down the wide steps. At the bottom of the steps, walk out toward the three columns that are on the ledge with the vegetation on the right. Walk along the edge of the ledge past the first two pillars, and walk out onto the block at the third pillar. Look out into the room, and Lara will see that there is something on top of the obelisk. Take a running jump out to the column, which is SECRET #1, and pick up the small Medi Pack (19) and Uzi clips (20).
SECRET #2
Walk forward and to the left corner of the column and look down to see the silver on a column below. Take a running jump off the pillar and land on the column with the silver gong taking a little damage. This is SECRET #2, where Lara can pick up a large Medi Pack (21) and two more Uzi clips (22, 23). Safety drop off this column on the right side, then turn around and run forward. Climb onto the top of the stairs with the switch, then run down the steps.
Seal of Anubis
Run out onto the drawbridge that Lara just lowered, and get out to the end and pick up the Seal of Anubis (24). Run back along the drawbridge, turn left and run up the steps with the switch. At the top, turn left and drop down to the ledge below.

Run forward and turn right to enter the doorway that leads away from the raised drawbridge. Inside Lara will find that she is near the top of a tall room with an enormous sarcophagus leaning against the opposite wall and two smaller coffers on ground. Turn left and walk up the two steps, then drop down to the ledge on the right. Drop again to the ledge below that, then drop again to the ledge below and to the left, then drop once more to the ledge below. Turn around and face the ledge Lara just dropped down from. Safety drop off the ledge and immediately climb back up. Draw pistols and kill the two panther mummies (13, 14) that just awoke and are roaming around the ground below.

After clearing the room, vault back up onto the ledge to the right, then climb back up to the ledge on the left, and finally back to the top step where Lara started. At the top of the steps, turn right and grab the ledge above and shimmy to the right and pull up when Lara is past the crevice and there is enough room for her to stand.
SECRET #3
Turn right and jump in order to pull up onto the ledge above and step forward. Enter the lit passageway to her left, into SECRET #3 and grab the large Medi Pack (25) and the magnum clips (26). Continue forward through the tunnel and walk to the edge.

Once Lara is on the other side of the column, take a running jump to the small brick ledge that, is sticking out of the wall, across from her. Then take a standing jump across to the next ledge. Run to the end, then turn right and take another standing jump to the next ledge. Run to the end and grab the shotgun shells (27). Run back, jump the gap, and run back to the end of the ledge. Instead of jumping back to the tiny ledge, safety drop down. Hop back and drop down again to another ledge below.
Turn left and hang off the edge and shimmy to the right, and release when Lara gets to the alcove in the corner. Turn and face the corner, and hang off the ledge and shimmy to the right again until Lara gets to a small ledge. Reverse roll and take a running jump and grab to get to the ledge across from her with the doorway. Pull up and enter the doorway on the left. Make a hairpin turn to the left and throw the switch, lowering the last drawbridge directly above.

Scarab
Reenter the room, and safety drop to the floor of the room with the sarcophagus. Head to the back corner, where Lara dropped down earlier to alert the mummies and climb back to the top of the stairs. Run down the stairs, exit through the doorway, and run out to the end of the drawbridge and grab the Scarab (28). The gold door beneath the obelisk should now finally be open. Walk part way back down along the drawbridge, and drop into the water below.

Lara has to be quick about the next part or she will run out of air. First surface in front of the doorway to recharge her air meter. Then swim into the doorway, and then dive down. Watch the walls carefully so as to not let the camera swivel cause disorientation. Swim forward, and Lara will find alcoves to her right and left. The first set of alcoves that are at the bottom of the dive are empty, but in the left of the second set of alcoves are magnum clips (29), and in the left of the third set of alcoves is a small Medi Pack (30) and on the right are shotgun shells (31). After Lara has grabbed all this stuff, continue to swim forward down the tunnel, until it turns to the right. Follow the tunnel to the right until it heads up and opens in a large room. Surface immediately because she's probably running out of air.

Dive down and swim to the bottom of this pool and pick up the shotgun shells (32) that are in the middle of the pool. Then swim down back toward the tunnel that Lara emerged from and pick up the magnum clips (33) in the right corner, and small Medi Pack (34) in the left corner. Now surface to deal with the threat in this room.

Swim over to the corner that is diagonally opposite to the tunnel that leads out of this room. Turn and face the tunnel and wait until the panther mummy (15) walks over to the same corner of the room. Quickly swim across the pool, surface, and pull up out of the water. Immediately run into the corner on the right and climb up into the tunnel above. Ready pistols and turn around, and take out the mummy from above. Drop back down into the room. Climb onto the ledge that is on the wall to the left of the tunnel. Pick up the two sets of magnum clips (35, 36).

Drop back to the ground and climb back to the tunnel. Run down to the other end of the tunnel and walk to the edge. Draw pistols and stand at the end of the tunnel to kill the panther mummy (16) in the room below. After it explodes, drop into the room below. Run around to the left side of the mound of dirt in the room. Vault up onto the ledge and pick up the large Medi Pack (37)

Climb up onto the top of the mound, and run over the top of the mound and drop down to the lower ledge on the other side. Take a running jump from the mound to the ledge against the wall. Jump or vault to the ledge below the doorway, and then climb up into the doorway. Run down the three steps and Lara will discover that she has returned to to the sphinx and obelisk cavern near the beginning of the City of Khamoon. Reenter the passageway behind the block that leads into the sphinx and pick up the shotgun shells there (38)

Run over the the small obelisk. Place the four artifacts into their respective receptacles in the obelisk. After Lara replaces the last artifact, the large double doors on the opposite side of the room will open. Run across the cavern to enter the large doorway and run down the steps to exit this level.

Summary
Pickups
8 Small Medi Packs
5 Large Medi Packs
11 Magnum Clips
6 Shotgun Shells
3 Uzi Clips

1 Sapphire Key
1 Ankh
1 Scarab
1 Seal of Anubis
1 Eye of Horus

38 Total
Kills
1 crocodile
6 panthers
9 panther mummy

16 Total

Footnotes:
  1. Instead of pushing this block to the right, you can push it forward twice into the tunnel. The panther will perform an amazing physics defying feat. It will actually jump over the block and somehow skip through the crack between the block and the ceiling. A good way to deal with the panthers, which you can try if you're pretty lucky or good at placing Lara's back flips, is to pull the blocks away from passageway and then run into the tunnels. When the panther appears, start to back flip away and after a couple of back flips, Lara will land on top of the block where she can shoot at the panther from safety. Thanks to Dan Lucy for this tip.

  2. Depending on your luck, the mummy may or may not choose to wander down to the doorway. I've found that fighting the mummy in the passage or the room above to be difficult to do without getting seriously mauled. If the mummy doesn't come down to meet its eventual fate, you can simply leave this artifact for the very end, and move on and collect the rest of the artifacts. As you collect the other artifacts, Lara will have opportunities to take aim on the mummy in this room. Simply use pistols to blast the mummy from the safety of the other ledges in the Obelisk room as Lara is picking up the Ankh or the Scarab and come back for the Eye of Horus later.

  3. If SECRETS are turned ON and you are reading this text, then you have a non JavaScript compliant web browser and you should ignore this paragraph.