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Stela
Also called stelae, stele
An upright stone slab carved with images and inscriptions, set up as a monument. Maya stelae record the dates and deeds of rulers; Egyptian and Mesopotamian stelae carry decrees, laws and dedications.
Rules that use the word
A new plaza for every katun. At the end of each katun of twenty years, build a plaza with two flat-topped pyramids facing east and west, each with four stairs, a walled court on the north for the king’s stela and altar, and a range of nine doorways on the south.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Americas.
Nearby in the glossary
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