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title: Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6573/stela-showing-amun-ra-mut--khonsu/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6573.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6573.jpg)

## Image Caption

Stela Showing [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/)-Ra, Mut & Khonsu Period, about 141-116 BCE. [Xois](https://www.worldhistory.org/Xois/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). [Pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Ptolemy](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ptolemy/) VIII (170-116 BCE) is shown making an offering of [Maat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ma'at/) (a symbol of truth and justice) to the divine family Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu. He is followed by two queens, both named [Cleopatra](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/cleopatra/). This stela was erected in a sanctuary at Xois, in the [Nile](https://www.worldhistory.org/nile/) Delta, showing that the cult of the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Amun-Ra blossomed beyond [Thebes](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Thebes/). The British Museum (photo taken at The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia)

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, May 02). Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6573/stela-showing-amun-ra-mut--khonsu/>
### Chicago
Miate, Liana. "Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 02, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6573/stela-showing-amun-ra-mut--khonsu/>.
### MLA
Miate, Liana. "Stela Showing Amun-Ra, Mut & Khonsu." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 May 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6573/stela-showing-amun-ra-mut--khonsu/>.

## License & Copyright

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