Sphinx Stele
The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose IV in the first year of the king's reign, 1401 BC, during the 18th Dynasty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Chanel Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: ancient Egyptian stela
- Also known as: “Dream Stele” and “The Stela of Sleeping”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Great Sphinx of Giza and Pyramid of Kheops.
Great Sphinx of Giza
Work of art
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a limestone statue of a reclining sphinx, a mythical creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion. The monument was sculpted from the limestone bedrock of the Eocene-aged Mokattam Formation and faces east on the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of the Nile in Giza, Egypt.
Pyramid of Kheops
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest Egyptian pyramid. It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. Pyramid of Kheops is situated 560 metres northwest of Sphinx Stele.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi and Kerdasa.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi
Neighborhood
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nazlet Al Siman and Al Sisi is a neighborhood.
Kerdasa
Village
Kerdasa is a markaz in Giza Governorate, Egypt. It is famed for its hand-made textile crafts, woven carpets, and wall hangings in native traditional patterns. Kerdasa is situated 7 km north of Sphinx Stele.
Giza
Photo: Maveric149, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picture yourself in Egypt and you picture this. Imagine Ancient Egypt and this is where your mind will land. Here is Giza, the city just west of Cairo, where on a desert plateau stand the Pyramids, Sphinx and royal tombs of the pharaohs.
Sphinx Stele
- Categories: stele, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Giza Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
29.97527° or 29° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
31.13784° or 31° 8′ 16″ eastHeight
3.6 metres (12 feet)Open location code
7GXHX4GQ+44OpenStreetMap ID
node 8285628917OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q45687
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tamil—“Sphinx Stele” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Droomstele”
- Arabic: “لوحة أبي الهول”
- Catalan: “Estela del Somni”
- Chinese: “記夢碑”
- Chinese: “记梦碑”
- Dutch: “Droomstele van Tutmoses IV”
- Dutch: “Droomstèle van Tutmoses IV”
- Dutch: “Droomstele”
- Dutch: “Droomstèle”
- French: “stèle du rêve”
- French: “Stèle du rêve”
- German: “Sphinxstele des Thutmosis IV.”
- German: “Traumstele”
- German: “Traumtafel”
- Greek: “Στήλη του Ονείρου”
- Hungarian: “Álom-sztélé”
- Italian: “Stele del sogno”
- Italian: “Stele del Sogno”
- Japanese: “夢の石碑”
- Japanese: “夢の碑文”
- Korean: “투트모세 4세의 꿈의 비문”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Drømmestelen”
- Norwegian: “Drømmestelen”
- Polish: “Stela Snu”
- Portuguese: “Estela do Sonho”
- Russian: “Стела сна”
- Russian: “Стела Сна”
- Slovenian: “Sanjska stela”
- Spanish: “Estela del Sueño”
- Tamil: “கனவு கற்பலகை”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amenhotep II Temple and Valley Temple of Khafre.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sphinx Stele”. Photo: Chanel Wheeler, CC BY-SA 2.0.