It was created during the first year of the reign of the eighth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, Thutmose IV.

The Dream Stele was erected between the front legs of the monument known as the Great Sphinx of Giza, which is located in the city of Giza on the west bank of the Nile River in Egypt.

Researchers believe that the stele may have originally been the back wall of a small open-air chapel built between the Sphinx’s legs.

It is worth noting that in 1818, the Dream Stele was rediscovered during the cleaning and restoration of the Sphinx of Giza, which was carried out by the Italian explorer, navigator, and Egyptologist Giovanni Battista Caviglia.

The stela measures 360 cm in height, 218 cm in width, and 70 cm in thickness, with a weight of 15 tons. It is made of pink granite stone and features carved scenes and hieroglyphic text created using incision and carving techniques.

This epigraphic stela depicts how, when Pharaoh Thutmose IV was young, he fell asleep next to the Sphinx. In a dream, the Sphinx appeared and offered him the throne of ancient Egypt if he would only free it from the sand that had covered its body.

The upper part of the stela is divided into two sections, with representations of Pharaoh Thutmose IV on both sides (left and right). On one side, he is depicted standing while making an offering of incense, and on the other side, he is also standing while making a libation (pouring a liquid, probably wine or water)