Obelisk of Khamoon

51:18 Obelisk of Khamoon is level 11 of the 1996 Tomb Raider: Lara finds a Sapphire Key, lowers four drawbridges to a central obelisk, collects the four artifacts on them (the Eye of Horus, the Ankh, the Scarab and the Seal of Anubis) and carries them back to the sphinx in City of Khamoon to open the way on. Stella's Tomb Raider Site counts 3 secrets, 38 pickups and 16 kills in the Remastered version. Crystal Dynamics calls the two Khamoon levels the series' first interconnected levels, because the artifacts found here are used back in the city. The clip is Josh Strife Plays on the 1996 PlayStation version.

Quick facts

Source: Stella's Tomb Raider Site: Obelisk of Khamoon (Remastered counts).

Walkthrough

2:37:40 The block room and the Sapphire Key. Past the gold doors, climb the ledge and follow the dark passage to a room with four movable blocks and a locked door on the left. Every block hides a panther. Behind the third are a switch that opens a door above, a small medi pack and magnum clips. Behind the fourth is an underwater passage with a crocodile, more ammunition and the Sapphire Key in a far left niche. The key opens the keyhole door to the obelisk. The clip is Look Back Gaming's playthrough of the 1996 game.

51:51 The obelisk. Four raised drawbridges lead to the obelisk, each lowered by a switch in one of the rooms around it. Every bridge carries one artifact. In the sitting room a mummy wakes on the stairs; kill it, then pull the window switch to lower the Eye of Horus bridge. The Eye sits beside the obelisk, and picking it up shows a short view of an underwater door.

The other three bridges. Clear two panthers in the tall blue room. In the dark ramp room, two mummies wait below a doorway and wake when Lara hangs from the edge. At the top of the wide stairs another mummy attacks, and the switch on the ivy ledge lowers the Ankh bridge. In the room where slides turn into steps at the pull of a switch, a panther appears. In the room of sarcophagi, two more mummies rise; the switch here lowers the Scarab bridge, and the level's first secret is nearby. In the highest room, one switch lowers the Seal of Anubis bridge and another opens a gold door. The Ankh is on the far side of the obelisk, reached with standing jumps from bridge to bridge.

52:16 The pool and the exit. A tunnel under the obelisk leads to a pool where a mummy roams; shoot it from the raised alcove, which holds two sets of magnum clips. Swim back toward the sphinx area of City of Khamoon, take the large medi pack and shells, and set the four artifacts on the pillar in the pool to open the exit.

Where are the three secrets?

1. Past the ornate column. In the room of mummies and sarcophagi, past an ornate column: a large medi pack and magnum clips.
2. Near the painted columns. A jump from a ledge near the painted columns reaches a small medi pack and Uzi clips.
3. Behind the Hathor ornament. A running jump that costs some health reaches a large medi pack and two sets of Uzi clips.

Source: Stella's Tomb Raider Site. Stella also notes the Remastered achievement "Enter the Crocodile", which asks for six items taken underwater in one breath in the pool. More on Secrets.

Weapons in Obelisk of Khamoon

There is no new weapon here. Stella lists Obelisk of Khamoon as one of the later places the magnums turn up as a regular pickup for anyone who missed them. See Weapons and Enemies.

Is the obelisk in Legacy of Atlantis?

Not by name, as of Nov 2, 2026. The makers of Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis have described Egypt as a city they spell Kamun, a temple to Anubis with a scales traversal puzzle, and an Osiris trial, with new puzzles centered on the Egyptian pantheon instead of the original's. Design director Jason Epps calls Egypt "the most intellectually challenging" region. Whether the obelisk, the four bridges and the four artifacts return has not been said; Anubis, whose seal is one of the 1996 artifacts, does have a temple in the new Egypt. See What's New in Legacy of Atlantis.

Frequently asked questions

How many secrets are in Obelisk of Khamoon? Obelisk of Khamoon, level 11 of Tomb Raider (1996), has 3 secrets by Stella's count, two of them holding Uzi clips and one a large medi pack with magnum clips.

What are the four artifacts in Obelisk of Khamoon? In Tomb Raider, the four artifacts are the Eye of Horus, the Ankh, the Scarab and the Seal of Anubis. Each lies on one of the four drawbridges around the obelisk.

How do you lower the bridges in Obelisk of Khamoon? Each of the four bridges in Tomb Raider's Obelisk of Khamoon has its own switch in a room off the obelisk: the window switch in the sitting room, the switch on the ivy ledge, the switch in the sarcophagus room and one in the highest room.

Where do the artifacts go? In Tomb Raider, Lara places the four artifacts on the pillar in the pool near the sphinx in the City of Khamoon area, which opens the exit to Sanctuary of the Scion.

Where is the Sapphire Key in Obelisk of Khamoon? In Tomb Raider, the Sapphire Key is in a far left niche of the underwater passage behind the fourth movable block in the first block room.

Sources

• Obelisk of Khamoon, Stella's Tomb Raider Site, Mar 31, 2024
• TR1 Controls and Gameplay: weapon locations, Stella's Tomb Raider Site
• Tomb Raider (1996) Top 5 Levels, Crystal Dynamics, Feb 26, 2024
• Reimagining Egypt, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis official site, Sep 21, 2026
• Was it Good? - Tomb Raider 1, Josh Strife Plays, Jan 22, 2022 (video)
• Tomb Raider (1996) Playthrough (No Commentary), Look Back Gaming, Apr 24, 2020 (video)