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Stone or wooden slab erected as a marker
A stele (/ˈstiːli/ STEE-lee) or stela (/ˈstiːlə/ STEE-lə) is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as
Stele
Topics referred to by the same term
commemorative purposes. Stele may also refer to: See the list at Stele Stele Forest, a museum for steles in Xi'an, China Veronica Stele (born 1977), Argentine
Stele_(disambiguation)
Moabite stele commemorating Mesha's victory over Israel (c. 840 BCE)
The Mesha Stele, also known as the Moabite Stone, is a stele dated around 840 BCE containing a significant Canaanite inscription in the name of King Mesha
Mesha_Stele
Inscription by the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Merneptah
The Merneptah Stele, also known as the Israel Stele or the Victory Stele of Merneptah, is an inscription by Merneptah, a pharaoh in ancient Egypt who reigned
Merneptah_Stele
Tang Chinese Christian stele (est. 781)
Xi'an Stele or the Jingjiao Stele (Chinese: 景教碑; pinyin: Jǐngjiào bēi), traditionally translated as the "Nestorian Stele," is a Tang Chinese stele erected
Xi'an_Stele
Babylonian legal text
The primary copy of the text is inscribed on a basalt stele 2.25 m (7 ft 4+1⁄2 in) tall. The stele was rediscovered in 1901 at the site of Susa in present-day
Code_of_Hammurabi
Central part of a root or stem
In a vascular plant, the stele (also called vascular stele or vascular cylinder) is the central part of the root or stem containing the tissues derived
Stele_(biology)
Ancient Egyptian stele
The Dream Stele, also called the Sphinx Stele, is an epigraphic stele erected between the front paws of the Great Sphinx of Giza by the ancient Egyptian
Dream_Stele
Museum of steles and sculptures in Xi'an, China
‹See RfD› The Stele Forest or Beilin Museum is a museum for steles and stone sculptures in Beilin District in Xi'an, Northwest China. The museum, which
Stele_Forest
Stele inscribed in Aramaic referencing the House of David
The Tel Dan Stele is a fragmentary stele with an Old Aramaic inscription written in the Phoenician script. It is generally dated to the 9th-century BCE
Tel_Dan_stele
One of obelisks of Axum in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
King Ezana's Stele is a 4th century obelisk in the ancient city of Axum, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. The monument stands in the middle of the Northern
King_Ezana's_Stele
Stone quarry in Jiangsu, China
Yangshan Quarry (Chinese: 阳山碑材; pinyin: Yángshān bēi cái; lit. 'Yangshan Stele Material') is an ancient stone quarry near Nanjing, China. Used many centuries
Yangshan_Quarry
Historical and mythical limestone account / depiction
The Stele of the Vultures is a monument from the Early Dynastic IIIb period (2600–2350 BC) in Mesopotamia celebrating a victory of the city-state of Lagash
Stele_of_the_Vultures
Stele erected by pharaoh Ahmose I in Egypt
The Tempest Stele (alt. Storm Stele) was erected by pharaoh Ahmose I early in the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, c. 1550 BCE. The stele describes a great storm
Tempest_Stele
Egyptian steles found in Mandatory Palestine
The Beisan steles are five Ancient Egyptian steles from the period of Seti I (reigned c. 1294–1279 BC) and Ramesses II (reigned c. 1279–1213 BC) discovered
Beisan_steles
94°48′14″E / 40.037°N 94.804°E / 40.037; 94.804 The Stele of Sulaiman is a Yuan dynasty stele that was erected in 1348 to commemorate the benefactors
Stele_of_Sulaiman
Ancient Stele from the Assyrian Empire
The Iran Stele is a stele from the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Dated to around 737 BCE, it is written in Akkadian and was discovered in the Zagros Mountains of
Iran_Stele
4th-century phonolite stele in Axum, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
romanized: Ye’Åksum ḥāwelt) is a 4th-century CE, 24-metre (79 ft) tall phonolite stele, weighing 160 tonnes (160 long tons; 180 short tons), in the city of Axum
Obelisk_of_Axum
Ancient Assyrian monument
The Pazarcık Stele is an Assyrian monument which functioned as a boundary stone erected by the Assyrian king Adad-nirari III in 805 BC to demarcate the
Pazarcık_Stele
1994 orchestral work by György Kurtág
Stele, Op. 33, sometimes also stylised in Greek capitals as ΣΤΉΛΗ (stēlē), is a composition for orchestra by Hungarian composer György Kurtág. It was completed
Stele_(Kurtág)
Copy of the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V) on a limestone stele
The Nubayrah Stele is a mutilated copy of the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V) on a limestone stele. The same decree is found upon the Rosetta Stone. From
Nubayrah_Stele
The Cirta steles are almost 1,000 Punic funerary[citation needed] and votive steles found in Cirta (today Constantine, Algeria) in a cemetery located
Cirta_steles
Topics referred to by the same term
Zincirli stele usually refers to one of a number of steles found in the archaeological site of Zincirli: Kilamuwa Stela Kilamuwa scepter Victory stele of Esarhaddon
Zincirli_stele
Goguryeo memorial stele erected in 414
The Gwanggaeto Stele is a memorial stele for the tomb of Gwanggaeto the Great of Goguryeo, erected in 414 by his son Jangsu. This monument to Gwanggaeto
Gwanggaeto_Stele
Aramean steles
The Daskyleion steles are three marble steles discovered in 1958 in Dascylium, in northwest Turkey. The Aramaic inscription is known as KAI 318. It is
Daskyleion_steles
Ancient Egyptian wooden stele
The Stele of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu or Stele of Revealing is a painted, wooden offering stele located in Cairo, Egypt. It was discovered in 1858 by the French
Stele_of_Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu
Pre-Columbian stele
The Raimondi Stele is a sacred object and significant piece of art of the Chavín culture of the central Andes in present-day Peru. The Chavín were named
Raimondi_Stele
Tang dynasty tablet
The Honglujing Stele (simplified Chinese: 鸿胪井; traditional Chinese: 鴻臚井; pinyin: Hónglújǐng) is a tablet 3 meters wide, 1.8 meters tall, & 2 meters thick
Honglujing_Stele
Egyptian archaeological artifact
The Stele of Piye, also known as the Victory Stele of Piye, is an Ancient Nubian stele detailing the victory of Kushite King Piye against Prince Tefnakht
Stele_of_Piye
Egyptian stele with three versions of a 196 BC decree
The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf
Rosetta_Stone
Topics referred to by the same term
Armazi stele (Georgian: არმაზის სტელა) may refer to: Armazi stele of Vespasian (75 AD) Armazi stele of Serapit (150 AD) This disambiguation page lists
Armazi_stele
5th-century BC Phoenician inscription
The Yehawmilk stele, de Clercq stele, or Byblos stele, also known as KAI 10 and CIS I 1, is a Phoenician inscription from c.450 BC found in Byblos at
Yehawmilk_Stele
Archaic Greek stele found in Attica, Greece
found at Velanideza near Marathon in Attica. The Stele of Aristion or the Marathon Stele is a funerary stele in the National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Stele_of_Aristion
Aramaic inscriptions
The Sfire or Sefire steles are three 8th-century BCE basalt stelae containing Aramaic inscriptions discovered near As-Safira ("Sfire") near Aleppo, Syria
Sefire_steles
The Persephone Punic stele is a marble bas-relief stele of the Greek deity Persephone above a short punic inscription. The stele is in the Turin Archaeology
Persephone_Punic_stele
Sculpture by Ellsworth Kelly
Stele II is an abstract sculpture, constructed in 1973, by Ellsworth Kelly. Located at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, it reflects the artist's
Stele_II
Argentine tennis player
Veronica Stele (born 19 November 1977) is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. Occasionally, she also participates in basque pelota competitions
Veronica_Stele
The Moselkern stele is a Merovingian basalt monument with two openwork Christian crosses. The stele, which has been dated to the 7th century CE, was excavated
Moselkern_stele
Early Sumerian stone tablet
The Stele of Ushumgal is an early Sumerian stone tablet, dating to the Early Dynastic I-II (c. 2900-2700 BCE), and probably originating from Umma. It
Stele_of_Ushumgal
Archaic stele in Corfu, Greece
The Stele of Arniadas is an Archaic-period funerary stele in Corfu, Greece, found on the tomb of Arniadas, a warrior. It was intended to mark his grave
Stele_of_Arniadas
C. 380 BC Egyptian temple payment decree
populace. The twin steles are identical in 14 columns of hieroglyphs except in column 13, where the stele's location is named. The steles were erected shortly
Decree_of_Nectanebo_I
Stele discovered in Delphi in 1893
The Stele of the Labyadai is a stele found at Delphi, written on all four sides. Its inscription is called the Labyad (or Labyadai) inscription, and seems
Stele_of_the_Labyadai
Oldest surviving complete piece of music
found engraved on a pillar (stele) from the ancient Greek town of Tralles (modern Aydın in present-day Turkey) in 1883. The stele includes two poems; an elegiac
Seikilos_epitaph
Stele, kofun in Gunma, Japan
Yamanoue Stele (山ノ上碑, Yamanoue hi) (also written 山上碑) is an Asuka period stele discovered in the Yamana neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture
Yamanoue_Stele
Preserved funerary stele from 5th century BC Cyprus, part of the Cesnola Coll. at the MET
The Cesnola sphinx funerary stele is a Classic Greek funerary stela dating to the last quarter of the 5th century B.C. It is part of the Cesnola Collection
Cesnola_sphinx_funerary_stele
Ancient Turkish funerary stele
The Kuttamuwa stele is an 800-pound (360 kg) basalt funerary stele with an Aramaic inscription referring to Kuttamuwa, an 8th-century BCE royal official
Kuttamuwa_stele
Funerary stele with inscriptions written in Greek and Armazic (150 AD)
The Stele of Serapeitis (Georgian: სერაფიტას სტელა) is a funerary stele with bilingual inscriptions written in Ancient Greek and Armazic, a local idiom
Stele_of_Serapeitis
The Crecchio Stele is a sandstone stele of the 5th c. BC found in October 1846 in the contrada of Santa Maria Cardetola, part of the town of Crecchio,
Crecchio_Stele
5th-century Georgian stele
The stele of Davati (Georgian: დავათის სტელა, romanized: davatis st'ela) is a kvajvari, cross-shaped limestone stele, carrying a bas-relief, depicting
Stele_of_Davati
Grave relief in Kerameikos of Athens
The Grave Stele of Dexileos is the stele of the tomb of an Athenian cavalryman named Dexileos (Ancient Greek: Δεξίλεως) who died in the Corinthian War
Grave_Stele_of_Dexileos
Goreo-era monument in Cheonan, South Korea
The Stele of Bongseon Honggyeongsa Temple (Korean: 봉선홍경사 적갈비; Hanja: 奉先弘慶寺蹟碣碑) is a Goryeo-era stone stele currently located in Seonghwan-eup, Cheonan
Stele of Bongseon Honggyeongsa
Stele_of_Bongseon_Honggyeongsa
Akkadian stele
Sippar The Victory Stele of Naram-Sin is a stele that dates to approximately 2254–2218 BC, in the time of the Akkadian Empire, and is now at the Louvre
Victory_Stele_of_Naram-Sin
Stele in Gunma, Japan
The Kanaizawa Stele (金井沢碑, Kanaizawa hi) is a Nara period stele discovered in the Yamana neighborhood of the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in the
Kanaizawa_Stele
Curved top region of a stele
lunette spatial region in the upper portion of steles, became common for steles as a prelude to a stele's topic.[clarification needed] Its major use was
Lunette_(stele)
The Sargon Stele was found in the autumn of 1845 in Cyprus on the site of the former city-kingdom of Kition, in present-day Larnaca to the west of the
Sargon_Stele
Carved stone slabs made by the Pre-Columbian Maya
OCLC 57577446. Sharma, Kavita (March 2005). "Notes – From the Mayan Machaquila Stele to Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep's Head: United States Courts' Enforcement
Maya_stelae
Archaeological artifact found in Spain
The Magacela stele is a stele found in southwestern Iberia, made of slate and dated from the Late Bronze Age. It is exhibited at the National Archaeological
Magacela_stele
Ancient Greek archaic grave marker
The Attic Grave stele in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAMA) with the inventory number 7901 is an archaic grave marker of a young Greek
Grave_stele_(NAMA_7901)
Stone memorial in Japan
Tago Stele (多胡碑, Tago hi) is a Nara period stele discovered in the city of Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. The stele was
Tago_Stele
Anthropomorphic symbol of Punic goddess Tanit
separated by a horizontal line, like a schematic image of a person. Punic stele containing the sign of Tannit were uncovered in the hundreds in the site
Sign_of_Tanit
Extinct ancient language of Lemnos, modern Greece
It is mainly attested by an inscription found on a funerary stele, termed the Lemnos stele, discovered in 1885 near Kaminia. Fragments of inscriptions
Lemnian_language
Stele containing the first known inscription written in Mongolian Script
The Stele of Genghis Khan (Mongolian: Чингисийн чулууны бичиг, Russian: Чингисов камень), also known as the Stele of Yisüngge, is a granite stele inscribed
Stele_of_Genghis_Khan
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
child with Caesar, was born some time in 47, possibly on 23 June 47 BC if stele at the Serapeum of Saqqara that mentions "King Caesar" refers to him. Perhaps
Cleopatra
Collection of steles found in Kerameikos, Athens
The Kerameikos steles are a collection of sculptures used as grave-markers (steles, sing. stele) in the Kerameikos necropolis of Attica. Kerameikos is
Kerameikos_steles
Phoenician inscriptions found in Malta
The Mdina steles are two Phoenician language inscriptions found near the city of Mdina (ancient Maleth), Malta, in 1816. The findspot is disputed; the
Mdina_steles
Ancient Egyptian priest
and Late Periods. The Stele of Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu (Cairo A 9422, formerly Bulaq 666) is a painted, wooden offering stele. The stele is a fairly typical example
Ankh-ef-en-Khonsu_i
Manichaean monument in Zhejiang, China
The Cangnan Stele is the temple stele of the Yuan Dynasty Manichaean monastery Xuanzhen Temple (选真寺). It is the only Manichean stone monument found in
Cangnan_Stele
Group of Phoenician and Punic steles
Adoration steles are a number of Phoenician and Punic steles depicting the adoration gesture (orans). In Umm al-Amad, Lebanon, 23 such steles have been
Phoenician_Adoration_steles
Moabite stele
The Balu'a Stele is a basalt stele (inscribed stone) with a near completely unreadable Egyptian hieroglyphic inscription and relief panel. It was discovered
Balu'a_Stele
Ming Dynasty stele
139°46′E / 52.94°N 139.76°E / 52.94; 139.76 The Yongning Temple Stele (Chinese: 永寧寺碑) is a stele erected by the Chinese Ming dynasty in 1413 with a trilingual
Yongning_Temple_Stele
Chinese peasant leader and ruler in Sichuan (1606–1647)
of his life has it that he erected in Chengdu a stele, which came to be known as the Seven Kill Stele (七殺碑), with the following inscription: 天生萬物以養人 人無一善以報天
Zhang_Xianzhong
Sethian Gnostic text
The Three Steles of Seth is a Sethian Gnostic text. It is the fifth tractate in Codex VII of the Nag Hammadi library. The writing is in Coptic and takes
Three_Steles_of_Seth
Stele found in an ancient Georgian capital
The Stele of Vespasian is a stele celebrating Roman emperor Vespasian. It was written in Ancient Greek and found in 1867 at Armazi, near Mtskheta (eastern
Stele_of_Vespasian
Egyptian-Aramaic stele
The Saqqara Aramaic Stele, also known as the Berlin stele or the Egypto-Aramaean Stela of Ahatabu, is an Egyptian-Aramaic stele found in Saqqara in 1877
Saqqara_Aramaic_Stele
Stele made for Cao E
from drowning. In the year 151, a temple and a stele was made for her to honor Cao E. The original stele was lost over time but in the year 1093 (Northern
Cao'e_Stele
Ziggurat in ancient Babylon
Neo-Babylonian period. A Neo-Babylonian royal inscription of Nebuchadnezzar II on a stele from Babylon, claimed to have been found in the 1917 excavation by Robert
Etemenanki
Country in Southwestern Europe
to between 5500 BC and 5300 BC. In southern Portugal, Iron Age inscribed stele have been found, representing an early evidence of writing on the Iberian
Portugal
Ancient kingdom East of the Dead Sea
attested to by numerous archaeological findings, most notably the Mesha Stele, which describes the Moabite victory over an unnamed son of King Omri of
Moab
9th century BC stele
The Kilamuwa Stele is a 9th-century BC stele of King Kilamuwa, from the Kingdom of Bit-Gabbari. He claims to have succeeded where his ancestors had failed
Kilamuwa_Stela
King of Ur
(PDF). Museum Journal. 18: 74–98. Legrain, Leon (1933). "Restauration de la Stèle d'Ur-Nammu". Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale (in French)
Ur-Nammu
The Cantius Stele is a Roman grave stele in the form of a rectangular aedicula from Noricum, which was created around AD 100. The stele, which measures
Cantius_Stele
Ruler of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2254–2218 BC)
Mountains, expanding his empire up to the Mediterranean Sea. His "Victory Stele" depicts his triumph over Satuni, chief of Lullubi in the Zagros Mountains
Naram-Sin_of_Akkad
Banobal stele is a Horus on the Crocodiles stele with a Phoenician graffiti inscription on a block of marble which served as a base for an Egyptian stele, found
Banobal_stele
Phoenician gravestone from Sicily
The Lilybaeum stele is a notable Phoenician gravestone stele found in Sicily and first published in 1882. The stele was published in the Corpus Inscriptionum
Lilybaeum_stele
Chinese stele erected in 728 commemorating Shaolin support for the Tang dynasty
The Shaolin Monastery Stele (Shaolin Si Bei; Chinese: 皇唐嵩岳少林寺碑) is a tablet inscribed front and back to obtain two faces of continuous text in Chinese
Shaolin_Monastery_Stele
Ugarit stele
Baal with Vegetation Spear, or simply the Baal stele are names given to a white limestone bas-relief stele from the ancient kingdom of Ugarit in northwestern
Baal_with_Thunderbolt
Stele in Fukushima, Japan
Ishimota Memorial Stele (石母田供養石塔, Ishimota kuyō sekitō) is a Kamakura period stone stele located in the town of Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, in the Tōhoku
Ishimotai_Memorial_Stele
Ancient rock carving in Lebanon
35°16′26″E / 33.404°N 35.274°E / 33.404; 35.274 The Aadloun stele is a rock relief stele and inscription carved into the limestone rocks around the town
Aadloun_stele
Roman funerary stele discovered in 1861
The Vostrus Stele is a Roman funerary stele discovered in 1861 in Lisieux, France. It belongs to the collections of the Société des antiquaires de Normandie
Vostrus_Stele
Commemorative monument to Virgil
The Stele of Anchises (Italian: Stele di Anchise), also known as the Stele Virgiliana, is a commemorative monument at Pizzolungo in Erice, Sicily. It was
Stele_of_Anchises
Stele in Saitama, Japan
Ikuta-no-Mori in Settsu Province during the Genpei War (1180–1185). One stele is dated 1261 has a deep inscription with the Sanskrit symbol for Amida
Minamikawara_Stele
Fragment of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt
one of seven surviving fragments of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. The stele contained a list of the kings of Egypt
Palermo_Stone
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
A 3rd-century funerary stele is among the earliest Christian inscriptions, written in both Greek and Latin.
Roman_Empire
Creature in Chinese mythology
tortoise-borne stele is thought to be the one at the tomb of Fan Min (樊敏), in Lushan County, Ya'an, Sichuan. Victor Segalen had earlier identified the stele as a
Bixi
Sixth king of Babylon (r. 1792–1750 BC)
Qatna to the west in the Levant maintained their independence. However, one stele of Hammurabi has been found as far north as Diyarbakir, where he claims
Hammurabi
State in Mesopotamia (c. 2334–2154 BC)
examples are short, or very fragmentary like the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin and the Sargonic victory stele from Telloh. A few longer ones are known because of
Akkadian_Empire
9th-century BC king of Moab
of Moab in the 9th century BC, known most famously for having the Mesha Stele inscribed and erected at Dibon, Jordan. In this inscription he calls himself
Mesha
Biblical figure and Israelite monarch
particular those living in the late Persian or Hellenistic periods. The Tel Dan stele, discovered in 1993, is an inscribed stone erected by Hazael, a king of
David
Monument in Ulsan, South Korea
The Stele of Lord Eom (Korean: 엄공비; Hanja: 嚴公碑)is a historical stone monument located in Samdong-myeon, Ulju County, Ulsan. On October 19, 1998, it was
Stele_of_Lord_Eom
C. 800 BC boundary stone inscription
The Saba'a Stele, also known as the Saba'a Inscription, is a boundary stone inscription of the reign of Adad-nirari III (811 to 783 BC) discovered in
Saba'a_Stele
STELE
STELE
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Middle English stele ‘steel’, hence a nickname for someone considered as hard and durable as steel, or metonymic occupational name for a foundry worker.This name was brought independently to New England by several different bearers from the 17th century onward. John Steele was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
STELE
STELE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Christian, Gaelic, Irish
Noble; Illustrious; Renowned
Boy/Male
Indian
Of Husain, Nisba relation
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
One who Add Colours to Your Life
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Another Name for Shiva
Girl/Female
Spanish Latin
Intelligent.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Gathering, Society, Meeting
Boy/Male
Irish American Celtic English Gaelic
Chief.
Boy/Male
Australian, Jamaican
Brave; Spear-man
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Batchelor, altered by false association with elder.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Good Hearted
STELE
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STELE
STELE
STELE
n.
Same as Stela.
n.
A handle; a stale, or stele.
v. i.
Not new; not freshly made; as, stele bread.
a.
Resembling, or used as, a stela; columnar.
n.
A stale, or handle; a stalk.