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Stele of King Nastasen

Artist unknownNastasen 335 BCE

Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany

A row of steles were found in the imperial temple of Amun in Napata bearing inscriptions recounting the history of the rulers of Kush, including their accession to the throne, military campaigns, temple constructions, and offerings to the gods. [...] The stele from the 8th year of King Nastasen’s reign is one of these valuable monuments [...]. As is common on steles of the Egyptian kings, the tympanum displays two images of the king making offerings to the gods, arranged antithetically. On the right Nastasen honours the ram-headed Amun of Napata, on the left the human-headed Amun of Karnak.

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  • Title: Stele of King Nastasen
  • Creator: Artist unknown
  • Date Created: Nastasen 335 BCE
  • Type: Relief (Stele)
  • Medium: Granite, sage
  • Inv. no.: ÄM 2268
  • ISIL no.: DE-MUS-015418
  • External Link: Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
  • Copyright: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Sandra Steiß
  • Collection: Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung | Ägyptisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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