Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
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The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV is an ancient Egyptian inscribed stone slab commemorating a dream in which the future pharaoh was promised kingship by the sun god if he cleared the sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian stele
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inscribed stone slab → royal monument → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dream Stela of Thutmose IV
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Sphinx Dream Stele → Sphinx Stele of Thutmose IV → |
| associatedWith |
Great Sphinx of Giza
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Thutmose IV → |
| associatedWithDeity |
Harmachis (Horus-in-the-Horizon)
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Ra-Horakhty → |
| chronologicalContext |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
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New Kingdom of Egypt → |
| conditionOfPromise |
clearing sand from the Great Sphinx of Giza
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| currentCondition |
partially eroded inscription
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| dateApproximate |
circa 1400 BCE
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| dedicatedBy |
Thutmose IV
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| depictsEvent |
dream of Thutmose IV at the Great Sphinx
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| describesAction |
clearing sand from around the Sphinx
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restoration of the Great Sphinx → |
| discoveredIn |
antiquity (known since ancient times)
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| features |
image of Thutmose IV making offerings
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image of the Great Sphinx → lunette scene at the top → |
| function |
commemorative inscription
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religious dedication to the sun god → royal propaganda monument → |
| height |
about 3.6 meters
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| inscriptionMedium |
carved relief and hieroglyphic text
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| inscriptionType |
historical narrative
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royal titulary → |
| locatedAt |
between the paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza
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| locatedIn |
Giza Plateau
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| locatedInCountry |
Egypt
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| material |
red granite
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| promises |
kingship to Thutmose IV
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| recordsPromiseFrom |
sun god Ra-Horakhty
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the sun god → |
| reignOf |
Thutmose IV
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| religiousContext |
solar cult of Ra-Horakhty
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worship of the Great Sphinx → |
| significance |
example of New Kingdom royal ideology
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important evidence for the cult of the Sphinx → key source for the reign of Thutmose IV → |
| studiedBy |
Egyptologists
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| theme |
divine legitimization of kingship
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maintenance of sacred monuments → royal piety → |
| width |
about 1.4 meters
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| writtenInLanguage |
Ancient Egyptian
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| writtenInScript |
hieroglyphs
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
("Dream Stela of Thutmose IV")
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Dream Stele of Thutmose IV ("Sphinx Stele of Thutmose IV") → Dream Stele of Thutmose IV ("Sphinx Dream Stele") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Great Sphinx of Giza
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inscriptionNearby |