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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Ani
This round-topped funerary stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, belongs to the high official Ani. Ani is shown standing and holding a long stick in one hand and a folded cloth in the other. A servant is also depicted...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Bes
Bes, the god of joy, is depicted on this stela with his typical grotesque features. He holds two lions with his hands, while two antelopes stand next to his legs.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Hor
This round-topped stela of a man called Hor depicts him making an offering to the god Re-Horakhty and to the boat of the gods Thoth and Maat.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Pia
The round-topped stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, was dedicated to the high priest of the crocodile god Sobek called Pia. His son Iy-hebnef, who commissioned the stela, is shown praying to Sobek, asking to be placed among...
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Eternal Egypt: Granite Stela
An oblong stela with a domed ceiling. At the upper left side appears the figure of King Nectanebo wearing the Red Crown, a collar, and false beard. Using both hands he is making several sorts of offerings to the goddess Neith.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Meru
Limestone stela of Meru, the powerful Overseer of the Treasury.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Iniwy
This funerary stela belonged to the soldier, Iniwy, who lived during the New Kingdom. It is divided into three registers; in the first one, the owner of the stela and his son are presenting offerings to Osiris and his consort Isis. The...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Khufu
A stela of grey granite decorated with hieroglyphic signs and the name of King Khufu inscribed in the royal cartouche. This is considered to be one of the rare examples of a cartouche belonging to this king.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Sheri
This stela is adorned at the top with the two sacred Udjat eyes of protection with the Shen, the symbol of universal power, between them. Sen-Thoth, son of the deceased, stands before his father carrying a libation vase in his right hand...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Mesenu
At the top of this rectangular stela, there are two versions of the offering formula beginning with the phrase hetep-di-nesw, which means "a gift, which the king gives," and is at the same time a prayer asking for offerings to be brought...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Canopus
This is one of the three "Stelae of Canopus" named for a gathering of the phyle, or political group, of Egyptian priests in Canopus.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Nemesis
Nemesis, the goddess of revenge and the watcher of the bodies of the dead, is portrayed in a drawing as a Greek-winged Sphinx.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Nesptah
A winged sun disk dominates the rounded top of this stela. The hieroglyphic text on the lower part of the stela honors the dedicator.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Rahotep
A stela that has a scene depicting the Vizier Rahotep worshiping Osiris in the first register. The Apis bull, with a solar disk on its head, stands behind Osiris.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Taharqa
This stela contains parts of an inscription attributed to King Taharqa, a Nubian who ruled Egypt during the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty, and who is known as Tirhaka in the Bible.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Worship
This stela is decorated with figures and text that were engraved and painted.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Libation
This round-topped stela, an upright stone with a sculpted surface, depicts a man with a shaven head wearing a kilt. He pours libation water on a mummy from a special type of vessel.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Nit Ptah
The stela depicts four members of the same family: two males alternating with two females. The head of the family, Nit-Ptah, is shown on the right, then his wife Seni and their children.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Nectanebo
This stela shows King Nectanebo kneeling in front of the cow of Hathor.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Tanutamun
This stela, from the eighth year of the Nubian King Tanutamun's reign, records the sale of farm land.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Nemtyemhat
A stela that belonged to Nemtyemhat, who was a high functionary of King Montuhotep the Second. The central part of the stela bears a classic scene of the deceased seated at an offering table with his wife. In front of them, two priests...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Pa en Tjar
This stela of Pa-en-Tjar depicts the Apis bull crouching on a pedestal before an offering table. Below, a kneeling man supports an offering basket on his head.
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Eternal Egypt: Stela Honoring Sobek
A stela honoring the god Sobek that is usually depicted in the form of a crocodile. This stela shows two bloated crocodiles with Atef Crowns facing each other while reposing on shrines. Between the two crocodiles, there is a High...
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Eternal Egypt: Stela of Kha Em Maat
The stela of Kha-em-maat has a rounded top and is divided into four registers. The first register is decorated with the winged sun disc for the protection of the owner of the stela. Another register shows an offering scene to the cow...