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title: Stele of Kai
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11151/stele-of-kai/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stele of Kai

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Stele of Kai](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11151.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11151.jpg)

## Image Caption

Limestone stele of Kai, chief of the desert hunters, with his favorite hound gods. Kai wears a wig and holds a bow and arrows. A female figure (Kai's wife or mother) stands behind him and puts her left hand on his shoulder. She wears a wig and a tight long dress and holds a lotus in her right hand. While the two dogs are named, the full name of the male and female figures are not known. [Middle Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Middle_Kingdom/), 11th to 12th dynasty, c. 2000 BCE. Probably from Kamula, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 07). Stele of Kai. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11151/stele-of-kai/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stele of Kai." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 07, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11151/stele-of-kai/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stele of Kai." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11151/stele-of-kai/>.

## License & Copyright

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