A stele (/ ˈ s t iː l i / STEE-lee), or occasionally stela (plural stelas or stelæ), when derived from Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument.The surface of the stele often has text, ornamentation, or both. These may be inscribed, carved in relief, or painted.. Stelae were created for many reasons.

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 over its neighbour Umma.It shows various battle and religious scenes and is named after the vultures that can be seen in one of these scenes. The stele was originally carved out of a single slab of limestone, but only seven …

The Tel Dan Stele is a fragmentary stele containing a Canaanite inscription which dates to 9th century BCE. It is notable for possibly being the most significant and perhaps the only extra-biblical archeological reference to the house of David.. The Tel Dan Stele was discovered in 1993 in Tel-Dan by Gila Cook, a member of an archaeological team led by Avraham Biran.

The Sargon Stele (German: Kition-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 old harbour of Kition on the archaeological site of Bamboula. The language on the stele is Assyrian Akkadian.. The stele was placed there during the time Sargon II (r. 722–705 BC) ruled the Neo Assyrian …

In a vascular plant, the stele is the central part of the root or stem containing the tissues derived from the procambium. These include vascular tissue, in some cases ground tissue and a pericycle, which, if present, defines the outermost boundary of the stele.Outside the stele lies the endodermis, which is the innermost cell layer of the cortex. ...

Hazael is first mentioned by name in 1 Kings 19:15.God tells Elijah the prophet of God to anoint Hazael king over Syria. Years after this, the Syrian king Ben-Hadad II, probably identical to Hadadezer mentioned in the Tel Dan Stele, was ill and sent his court official Hazael with gifts to Elijah's successor, Elisha.Elisha told Hazael to tell Hadadezer that he would recover, and he …

Description. The Royal Annals stele, of which the Palermo Stone formed part, may originally have been about 60 cm high and 2.1m wide. The fragments are composed of a compact hard black stone, probably a form of basalt.. The Palermo Stone itself is an irregular shield-shaped fragment, 43.5 cm high, 25 cm wide and 6.5 cm thick (maximum dimensions).

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 in Paris. The relief measures 200cm in height (6' 7") and was carved in pink limestone, with cuneiform writings in Akkadian and Elamite.It depicts the King Naram-Sin of Akkad leading the Akkadian army to victory over the Lullubi, a …

Storia Henri Salt, Vista di Axum (1809-1810) Un francobollo etiope del 1958 con la stele nella destra L'obelisco in uno schizzo del 1820. La stele fu realizzata tra il I e il IV secolo dagli abitanti del Regno di Axum.In epoca moderna venne rinvenuta semi-interrata e spezzata in tre tronconi alla fine del 1935 da soldati italiani impegnati nella guerra d'Etiopia.

The Seikilos epitaph is the oldest surviving complete musical composition, including musical notation, from anywhere in the world.The epitaph has been variously dated, but seems to be either from the 1st or the 2nd century CE. The song, the melody of which is recorded, alongside its lyrics, in the ancient Greek musical notation, was found engraved on a tombstone (a stele) …