stele

(noun)

A stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected as a monument.

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Examples of stele in the following topics:

  • Religion Under the Tang Dynasty

    • In 781, the Nestorian Stele was created in order to honor the achievements of their community in China.
    • The stele contains a long inscription in Chinese with Syriac glosses, composed by the cleric Adam, probably the metropolitan of Beth Sinaye.

  • Hammurabi's Code

    • Written in about 1754 BCE by the sixth king of Babylon, Hammurabi, the Code was written on stone stele and clay tablets.
    • A basalt stele containing the code in cuneiform script inscribed in the Akkadian language is currently on display in the Louvre, in Paris, France.
    • This basalt stele has the Code of Hammurabi inscribed in cuneiform script in the Akkadian language.

  • Art and Culture in 20th-Century Mexico

    • A strong Aztec influence was present in his works, and a lot of his art aimed to tell stories in a similar fashion to the Mayan steles of the classical era.

  • The Akkadian Empire

    • This stele commemorates Naram-Sin's victory against the Lullubi from Zagros in 2260 BCE.

  • The Preclassic Period of the Maya

    • Carved stone stele also began to appear during this period, adorned with portraits of rulers but still devoid of writing.

  • Kingdom of Aksum

    • The Rome Stele (known also as the Aksum Obelisk) in Aksum (Tigray Region, Ethiopia)