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title: Stela of Ihefy & Horus
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4747/stela-of-ihefy--horus/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stela of Ihefy & Horus

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

## Image File

[![Stela of Ihefy & Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4747.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4747.jpg)

## Image Caption

This painted wooden stela depicts a man (his name is identified as Ihefy and his title was "the doorkeeper of the house of [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/)") adoring the hawk-headed [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Horus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Horus/). Horus sits on a throne and holds a flail. There is a red and blue lotus bloom over a yellow stand in the middle of the scene. From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), 22nd Dynasty, 945–720 BCE. The Petrie Museum of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/), London (with thanks to The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL).

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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. (2016, March 23). Stela of Ihefy & Horus. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4747/stela-of-ihefy--horus/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Ihefy & Horus." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 23, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4747/stela-of-ihefy--horus/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Stela of Ihefy & Horus." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4747/stela-of-ihefy--horus/>.

## License & Copyright

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