Get a quick and informative demo of the app you can share with your team Did you forget your password? A stela is an upright monument containing information in the form of texts, images or a combination of the two Stelae have been used to commemorate people or events, to delineate physical spaces or as objects through which to access the dead or divine. The meaning of stela is a usually carved or inscribed stone slab or pillar used for commemorative purposes. In ancient egypt, it was common for people to commission stelae with decorative images and short texts
Stelae were used to commemorate people and provide access to the dead or divine Stelae) is a latin word derived from the greek stele, which means pillar or vertical tablet In english, the usual forms are stele and steles In ancient egypt, stelae are slabs of stone or wood, of many different shapes, usually bearing inscriptions, reliefs or paintings. The finely carved hieroglyphics taking up more than half the surface of mentuwoser’s stela include lists of his good works and accomplishments, as well as prayers intended to guide him in the afterlife and give him access to the festival of osiris.
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