stela

Noun
  1. An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings (synset 104320766)
    is a type of:
    • antiquity - an artifact surviving from the past
    • stone - building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose
    specific instances: rosetta stone - a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
    same as: stele

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