# The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV

> Granite, 3.6 m high, about 15 tonnes. The narrative of the prince's dream and the clearing of the sand; the lower text is damaged where "Khaf" appears.…

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**ART** 0CTWT0GP3EMC·Artifact · document

# The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV

PhotographCC0Set up in year 1 of Thutmose IV, about 1401 BC, on a reused granite lintel from Khafre's mortuary temple

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[![The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV: photograph](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/great-sphinx-a-dream-stele-m1)](https://mysteriesdept.com/media/folio/great-sphinx-a-dream-stele-m1?w=2000)

The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV: photograph

Granite, 3.6 m high, about 15 tonnes. The narrative of the prince's dream and the clearing of the sand; the lower text is damaged where "Khaf" appears. No open-access facsimile or photograph with a confirmed licence was recorded in this session; Wikipedia cites Hassan 1953 for the text.

Félix Bonfils, 1401. CC0

## Copies 1

**Photograph** Félix Bonfils · commons.wikimedia.org · CC01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giza,_Sphynx_and_funerary_temple_of_Khafre,_19th_century_pictures,_1875-1877,_photo_8_of_9_-_Archivio_fotografico_Museo_Egizio,_Turin_INV01_011.jpg)

## Where it was made

[The Great Sphinx](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTWS1RA4RB3/the-great-sphinx) · Rock-cut statue

## Sources 1

- [Dream Stele](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CTWRYJR3Z6A/dream-stele)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Dream Stele of Thutmose IV [Artifact ART0CTWT0GP3EMC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CTWT0GP3EMC
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Key

**ART** 0CTWT0GP3EMC

Kind

Document

Held by

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (in situ between the forepaws)

Dated

set up in year 1 of Thutmose IV, about 1401 BC, on a reused granite lintel from Khafre's mortuary temple; uncovered by Caviglia, 1818

Licence

CC0

Place

[The Great Sphinx](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CTWS1RA4RB3/the-great-sphinx)

Part of

[Great Sphinx of Giza](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-sphinx)

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