Stela Synonyms

stēlə
An ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. stele

Words Related to Stela

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. sarcophagus
  2. abydos
  3. ostraca

Stela Sentence Examples

  • The bowl is inscribed round the outside, the stela on the back.

  • Here the god Osiris is on the left with the stela owner, the dead person shown on the right worshipping him.

  • About 1330 B.C. Khurba-tila was captured by Kuri-galzu III., the Kassite king of Babylonia, but a later prince Kidin-Khutrutas avenged his defeat, and Sutruk-Nakhkhunte (1220 B.C.) carried fire and sword through Babylonia, slew its king Zamama-sum-iddin and carried away a stela of Naram-Sin and the famous code of laws of Khammurabi from Sippara, as well as a stela of Manistusu from Akkuttum or Akkad.

  • He also conquered the land of Asnunnak and carried off from Padan a stela belonging to a refugee from Malatia.

  • Samsat (Samosata); sculptured stela with incised inscription much defaced.

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