stela
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈstiːlə/
stela (plural stelas)
- (archaeology) an obelisk or upright stone pillar, usually as a primitive commemoration or gravestone
- 1776, R. Chandler, Trav. Greece, VIII 35
- In the courts of the houses lie many round stelæ, or pillars, once placed on the graves of the Athenians.
- 1837, J. G. Wilkinson, Manners & Customs of the Anc. Egyptians, I ii 101
- He erected a stela, with an inscription in the sacred character, to commemorate his successes.
- 1876, S. Manning, Land of Pharaohs, 203
- The upright blocks or stelas are among the most curious parts of the present ruin.
- 1893, E. A. T. W. Budge, Mummy, 30
- Thothmes I. set up two stelæ near the Euphrates.
- 1776, R. Chandler, Trav. Greece, VIII 35
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