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title: Stela of King Seankhiptah of Egypt
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7548/stela-of-king-seankhiptah-of-egypt/
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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 of King Seankhiptah of Egypt

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Stela of King Seankhiptah of Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7548.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7548.jpg)

## Image Caption

Made of limestone and dating to the [Second Intermediate Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Second_Intermediate_Period/) (13th-14th Dynasties, c. 1785-1633 BCE), this ancient [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) stela is the primary source of information about Seankhiptah. On the left, the sovereign appears before the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Ptah, and on the right Nebsumenu, donor of the stela, presents an offering to [Anubis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Anubis/). The text below describes a land re-zoning process whereby farmlands were turned into districts, perhaps as navigable irrigated areas. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 03). Stela of King Seankhiptah of Egypt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7548/stela-of-king-seankhiptah-of-egypt/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Stela of King Seankhiptah of Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 03, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7548/stela-of-king-seankhiptah-of-egypt/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Stela of King Seankhiptah of Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7548/stela-of-king-seankhiptah-of-egypt/>.

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