Storyline

Hieroglyphs and hierarchy on an Egyptian stela

Egyptian stelae are often divided into registers, different sections. In this case there are three of them. Each register from top to bottom has a specific meaning in the composition. In this story we will have a detailed look at every register to show how the system worked

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Credits

A story by Olaf Kaper. As part of Week of Ancient WritingTranslations by Frank van den Boom.