Ancient Egyptian stelas

ancient Egyptian stele with inscriptions in three writing systems

thumb|260px|Stele N from Copán, [[Honduras, depicting King K'ac Yipyaj Chan K'awiil ("Smoke Shell"), as drawn by Frederick Catherwood in 1839]] thumb|Stele to the French 8th Infantry Regiment. Commons:Category:Battle of Waterloo steles|One of more than half a dozen steles located on the Waterloo battlefield. A stele ( ) or stela ( ) is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument. The surface of the stele often has text, ornamentation, or both. These may be inscribed, carved in relief, or painted.

fragment of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

memorial plaque by Merneptah who ruled Egypt between 1213 and 1203 BC

hieroglyphic inscription on Sehel Island in Egypt

decree

ancient Egyptian stela

ancient Egyptian official of the 6th Dynasty

ancient Egyptian stela

Painted, wooden offering stele located in Cairo, Egypt

ancient Egyptian stela, object highlighted in The MET collection

ancient Egyptian sarcophagus lid

group of royal monuments in Upper Egypt

ancient Egyptian sandstone stela

ancient Eqyptian rock inscription

ancient Egyptian religious decrees

Achaemenid inscriptions in Egypt

Group of ancient Egyptian royal decrees

ancient inscribed stone stela dating from ancient Egypt

ancient Egyptian commemorative tablet

ancient Egyptian queen

stele erected by Ahmose I early in the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt

stela dating from the Amarna period of ancient Egypt

stele

ancient Egyptian stela

ancient Egyptian stela

copy of the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V) on a limestone stele

Altar image of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and family

ancient Egyptian genealogy

pedestal of Ancient Egyptian statue

Brazilian collection of ancient Egyptian funerary steles

ancient Egyptian stele