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Stele Stela N Upright Stone Slab Column Bearing

Word stele, stela
Definition n. An upright stone slab or column bearing a commemorative inscription or relief, often as a gravestone.
Sentence The first fixed datum, one of great importance, is a victory stele of Pharaoh Merneptah.
Source The New Oxford Annotated Bible, p.2238, notes

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