Stele of King Nastasen - Artist unknown - Google Arts & Culture (original) (raw)

A row of steles were found in the imperial temple of Amun in Napata bearing inscriptions recounting the history of the rulers of Kush, including their accession to the throne, military campaigns, temple constructions, and offerings to the gods. [...] The stele from the 8th year of King Nastasen’s reign is one of these valuable monuments [...]. As is common on steles of the Egyptian kings, the tympanum displays two images of the king making offerings to the gods, arranged antithetically. On the right Nastasen honours the ram-headed Amun of Napata, on the left the human-headed Amun of Karnak.

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