Stele

Stela N, depicting King K'ac Yipyaj Chan K'awiil ("Smoke Shell"), as drawn by *Frederick Catherwood* in 1839

A stele^[1] is a stone or wooden slab, mostly taller than it is wide, that is built so that people will remember something when they look at it. Mostly it is decorated with the names and titles of the person that is a reminder of. This is inscribed, carved in relief or painted onto the slab.

↑ from Greek: στήλη, stēlē, English pronunciation: /ˈstiːli/; plural: stelae, Greek: στῆλαι, stēlai, English pronunciation: /ˈstiːlaɪ/; also found: Latinised singular stela and Anglicised plural steles

[1] rom Greek: στήλη, stēlē, English pronunciation: /ˈstiːli/; plural: stelae, Greek: στῆλαι, stēlai, English pronunciation: /ˈstiːlaɪ/; also found: Latinised singular stela and Anglicised plural steles

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