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This stela is from the tomb of Espotu, a priest of Amun-Re and son of the second prophet of Amun-Re, Ankhefenkhons. In the inscription, he lists the 22 priesthoods he held, detailing his received a salary for each...

This painted stela shows the seated falcon-headed Ra-Horakhty. Ra-Horakhty combines the sun god Ra with Horus, the sky god, and is believed to coincide with the popularity of sun worship in ancient Egypt. From Thebes, Egypt...

This light grey limestone stela was inscribed with six lines of Phoenician/Punic inscription; the upper line is almost lost. There is a lotus flower flanked by two standards at the lower part. There...

On this limestone stela, the hieroglyphic inscriptions mention the name of the Overseer of Cattle Neferhotep, son of the Overseer of Cattle Dednub and the chantress Itires. On the lower right border, a standing woman...

These fragments were part of a stela which was found at the Row of Stelae in the city of Ashur. It depicts a woman who wears a crown in the shape of a crenelated city wall. This is queen Ashur-Sharrat, wife of Ashurbanipal...

A father had this tombstone erected in memory of his little boy Lucius, who had died at the age of two. The inscription in Latin not only mentions the profession of the man, who was head of the Zurich customs post...

This is a close-up view of the upper part of the stela, depicting Shalmaneser III praying in front of divine symbols (Ashur, Ishtar, Anu, and Sin). The cuneiform inscription is a text of a version of the King's annals...

Found in Egypt, this limestone funerary stela, dating to 6th or 7th century CE, depicting a cross above a dove. The Greek inscription reads, "Single God, helping Rachel". Measures 57.4 cm in height, 42.5 cm in width.

Wooden funerary stela of Deniuenkhonsu, Singer of Amun-Ra. 22nd Dynasty, about 800 BCE. Probably from Thebes, Egypt. The British Museum, (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia) Deniuenkhonsu is...

This stela is from Solana de Cabañas (Cabañas del Castillo, Cáceres), Spain and dates from the Late Bronze Age. It is made of slate, and it was unearthed in the late 19th century CE. This was the first specimen...