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Also Known As stelae • stele

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Egyptian stela
Attic grave stela
The Code of Hammurabi diorite stela, with carved figures at the top showing Hammurabi seated with cuneiform inscriptions below.
Stela inscribed with the Code of Hammurabi
Aksum: obelisks
Copán: stela
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