stelan.
/ˈstiːlə/, U.S. /ˈstilə/ = stele n. 1.
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society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone
stone847
standing stone1180
longstone1651
hoar-stone1666
pillar-stone1723
lech1768
holed-stone1769
stela1776
bluestone1812
menhir1819
stele1820
monolith1836
tanist-stone1851
megalith1853
orthostat1909
society > communication > writing > written text > an inscription > [noun] > inscribed tablet, slab, or plate
tableOE
tabletc1350
titlea1382
tablature1578
aback1592
plate1668
breastplate1773
stela1776
stele1820
brass plate1836
palimpsest1876
plaque1922
society > communication > record > memorial or monument > [noun] > structure or erection > stone > others
pyramida1500
stela1776
paramoudra1816
stele1820
peristalith1872
talayot1872
taula1881
slab-stone1891
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 Anc. Egyptians (1841) 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.
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