The pillar-shaped symbol that represents stability in Egyptian art is the djed.
The djed is one of ancient Egypt’s oldest religious symbols. Its form resembles a column with several horizontal bars near the top, and Egyptian hieroglyphic usage associated it with stability, endurance, and permanence. It was especially connected with Ptah, a creator god, and Osiris, the god of the dead and renewal.
The symbol also became linked to the backbone of Osiris. In the Osiris myth, after the god’s death and dismemberment, the djed came to represent restoration and resurrection. This association helps explain why it appears in funerary art and religious scenes.
A major ritual was the “raising of the djed,” performed during festivals connected with Osiris and sometimes the pharaoh’s jubilee, or Sed festival. The ceremony symbolized restoring order and triumphing over chaos. The djed is often confused with the ankh, which represents life, or the tyet, which is associated with Isis and protection.