The Sphinx Dream Stela was erected between the Great Sphinx's paws during the reign of King Thutmose IV—a massive granite slab. The stela famously records a dream vision Thutmose IV experienced at the Sphinx, where the god Harmachis promised him the kingship. The hieroglyphic inscriptions are a key record of royal dedication to the Sphinx monument.
Sphinx Dream Stela discovery of 1818 features dual sphinxes
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Key facts
- The Sphinx Dream Stela was discovered in 1818 between the Sphinx's paws
- It is a large 15-ton granite slab
- The stela depicts two separate sphinxes facing in opposite directions
- Archaeologists state this represents symbolic duality showing King Tutmos IV twice
- Hieroglyphs on the stela specifically annotate Tutmos IV
- This depiction is cited as the fundamental reason many believe in a second sphinx's existence
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The Dream Stela restored - NILE Magazinenilemagazine.com.au
The Dream Stela has been standing between the paws of the Great Sphinx at Giza for over 3,400 years. The 18th Dynasty's Thutmose IV had it ...
Sphinx Complex | Dream Stela of Thutmose IV - Musedmused.com
"The Discovery of a Pair-Statue near the Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza. ... Dream Stela of Thutmose IV The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, … New ...
Dream Stela | Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near Easthmane.harvard.edu
This exhibit displays a resin cast of the Great Sphinx of Egypt's Dream Stela, and is best experienced with a companion augmented reality app.
The Dream Stela of Thutmosis IV | NOVA - PBSpbs.org
The hieroglyphs carved into the Dream Stela of Thutmosis IV, an enormous upright slab at the base of the Sphinx, tell a portentous story of a young king's ...
Dream Stela of Thutmose IV | Digital Giza - Musedmused.com
The Dream Stela of Thutmose IV is a stela that was placed between the paws of the Sphinx by the Pharaoh Thutmose in the New Kingdom time period of Ancient ...
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