They were erected to thank him for his protection and for victories granted to Egyptian sovereigns as well as to request favors.
فقد نصبها المصريون كي يقدِّموا له الشكر على حمايته وعلى الانتصارات التي منحها لحكامهم ،‏ فضلا عن طلب رضاه وبركته .‏